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Film Reviews

The Counselor (2013)

This is not more of the trendy Tarantino revelry in nastiness and violence. This is a true horror film. Like David Fincher's "Se7en," one of this movie's closest spiritual cousins, "The Counselor" ultimately delivers a diagnosis that tells the awful truth. And the Counselor himself doesn't want to k
26 Oct 2013 9 min read
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Why I'm in no hurry to see Prometheus

The reviews of Prometheus from the film critics I admire and trust are saying just about what I expected: That it's full of intensity and big visual spectacles... the stuff that makes a good trailer... but it's severely lacking in thoughtful storytelling and decent writing. I&
08 Jun 2012 1 min read
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