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Tag: drama
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Award-worthy movies to watch at home
Chances are you saw some of the huge movies that topped the box office last year, but here are a few amazing award-worthy movies you probably missed in 2019. Now that we’re all staying home and streaming more, give these great flicks a watch.
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‘Marriage Story’ gives an engaging, emotional look at divorce
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson bring real-life emotion to divorce in Noah Baumbach’s ‘Marriage Story’.
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‘Sully’ shows that less is more
When you go to see a movie about a heroic American event, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood, you have a pretty good idea what you’re going to get. In other words, you’ll go into Sully expecting a quality movie, and that’s precisely what they’ll deliver.
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For your consideration: 12 Years a Slave
12 Years A Slave will be a must-see film, not just in 2013, but for many years to come. You can expect this film to be shown in classes and universities from now on, not only for its historic value, but also for its excellence in the art of story telling and filmmaking. Is it…
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For your consideration: Captain Phillips
You know the old saying, “There are three sides to every story. Yours, theirs, and the truth.” Well, we may need to add one. Yours, theirs, the truth, and the Hollywood version. There has been a lot of controversy over the portrayal of Captain Richard Phillips as a hero. Many of his actual crewmembers heavily…
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For your consideration: All Is Lost
All Is Lost is a survival story of one man, played by Robert Redford, who encounters some big trouble on the Indian Ocean and must struggle to survive. The premise may be interesting, a la Cast Away, but I was lost and unimpressed with All Is Lost. There is a good reason why feature-length films…
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For Your Consideration: Mud
Most would call this a coming of age drama, but Mud is much more than that! Matthew McConaughey stars as Mud, a fugitive who is hiding out on a small island in the Mississippi river. Mud is hopelessly in love with Juniper, played by Reese Witherspoon, and bounty hunters have made it impossible for the…
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For Your Consideration: Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodroof in this biographical drama set in the mid 80’s. Ron is a rodeo bull riding, hellraising, hustler, who thrives in a high-risk world. He takes his chances in with the bulls, the girls, the drugs, and the gambling, and manages to stay ahead of the consequences, until he goes…
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Timberlake and Affleck go all in for ‘Runner Runner’
When a college student loses everything playing online poker, he believes he’s been cheated and hunts down the man responsible. That’s the just the start of Brad Furman‘s Runner Runner, which stars Justin Timberlake in the student role and Ben Affleck as the cheater. The two men team up, and before you know it, Timberlake’s…
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Killing Season Trailer
Here’s hoping De Niro kicks Travolta’s ass!
