Tag Archives: 2010

Movie Review: ‘Another Year’ (2010)

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Danny King

For Another Year, Mike Leigh’s Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay is well-deserved, but it’s a shame that none of the film’s other collaborators were recognized. Disguised as a mundane chronicle of various London personas, the film turns out to … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Somewhere’ (2010)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Danny King

Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere explores an ordinary subject matter in a style that is strikingly akin to the one implemented by Anton Corbijn in this year’s The American. Coppola’s 42-page script would have been the basis for an hour-long project if … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘True Grit’ (2010)

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Danny King

After seeing the Coen brothers’ True Grit, I’m not sure if Charles Portis’ 1968 novel is filmable. In this instance, I define “filmable” as follows: that it is possible for a film adaptation to capture the effect of the written … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘The Fighter’ (2010)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Danny King

The Fighter is a deceptive title because the titular character, Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), spends most of his screen time outside of the ring. The first two-thirds of the film, in fact, contains only a single bout, during which Micky … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘The King’s Speech’ (2010)

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Danny King

Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech opens with Prince Albert (Colin Firth) readying himself for a speech at the 1925 British Empire Exhibition. He’s in the arms of his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), who knows that this situation could not … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Black Swan’ (2010)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Danny King

Inevitable comparisons to The Wrestler pop up every step of the way during Black Swan, the latest film from Darren Aronofsky. The two films are companion pieces through and through. In both instances, there is the theme of a troubled … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘127 Hours’ (2010)

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Danny King

One of the blessings of Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours is that it presents a uniquely energetic and talented director attempting to overcome obstacles that many filmmakers will never even face throughout their careers. Similar to the freedom Christopher Nolan earned … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Hereafter’ (2010)

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Danny King

Hereafter is surprising in the way it presents a completely broad-minded 80-year-old Clint Eastwood. After watching his various films from the past decade, you’d think this director would be unshakable in terms of his approach to filmmaking. But in Hereafter, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Stone’ (2010)

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Danny King

From the look of it, John Curran’s Stone appears to be another cliché-ridden thriller with the Righteous Kill-like intention of pairing up aging star Robert De Niro with a beautiful actress nearly half his age. That assumption, thankfully, should be … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Conviction’ (2010)

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Danny King

According to the closing credits of Tony Goldwyn’s Conviction, hundreds of convicted felons in the past few decades have been exonerated with the help of DNA testing. What separates this film’s story from the rest of these notable occurrences is … Continue reading →

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