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Movie Review: ‘Wrong’

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Danny King

Director: Quentin Dupieux | Writer: Quentin Dupieux | Cast: Regan Burns, Alexis Dziena, William Fichtner, Eric Judor, Steve Little, Jack Plotnick | Rating: NR | Runtime: 94 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2013 | A less cohesive and stimulating … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘The Words’

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Danny King

Directors: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal | Writers: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal | Cast: Nora Arnezeder, Ben Barnes, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zeljko Ivanek, Zoe Saldana, J.K. Simmons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde | Rating: PG-13 | Runtime: 97 minutes | Year … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘The Woman in the Fifth’

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Writers: Douglas Kennedy (novel), Pawel Pawlikowski | Cast: Delphine Chuillot, Samir Guesmi, Ethan Hawke, Joanna Kulig, Julie Papillon, Kristin Scott Thomas | Rating: R | Runtime: 85 minutes | Year: 2012 | We need movies like … Continue reading →

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Recent Home Viewings: ‘Affliction,’ ‘Broken Flowers,’ ‘The Weather Man’

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Danny King

Affliction (1998) Nick Nolte’s profound, grizzly-bear turn in Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior has remained on the brain since I first saw the film back in September, and I’ve only just got around to acting on that impression by working through Nolte’s … Continue reading →

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Damon, Jónsi Carry Otherwise Forgettable ‘We Bought a Zoo’

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Danny King

Since I saw Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo in late-November on the night of those nationwide sneak-peek public screenings, I haven’t been able to gather enough desire to write a full-length review of the film. Usually, but not always, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Danny King

Director: Lynne Ramsay | Writers: Rory Kinnear, Lynne Ramsay, Lionel Shriver (book) | Cast: Rocky Duer, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, John C. Reilly, Tilda Swinton | Rating: R | Runtime: 112 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2011 | We … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Warrior’ (2011)

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Danny King

Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior is a film that, much like the director’s beloved Miracle, mixes the exceptional with the ordinary. In the grand scheme of things, it’s ultimately the screenplay — which was penned by O’Connor, Cliff Dorfman, and Anthony Tambakis … Continue reading →

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