Month: February 2015

CITIZENFOUR [2014]

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

Directed by Laura Poitras Starring: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney Are you a fan of F For Fake? Looking for the ultimate political documentary that, similar to F For Fake, will stand the test of time due to its relevance to society? Look… Continue Reading “CITIZENFOUR [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: Citizenfour, documentary, Ed Snowden, F For Fake, geo-politics, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, NSA

INHERENT VICE [2014]

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Written by Thomas Pynchon (novel), Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay) Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, and Martin Short “Don’t worry, thinking comes later” – Doc Sportello While adapted from a novel by Thomas Pynchon, the… Continue Reading “INHERENT VICE [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: 1960's, 1970's, Benicio Del Toro, counter-culture, death of the american dream, hunter s thompson, inherent vice, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterson, Katherine Waterston, Martin Short, Owen Wilson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Reese Witherspoon, the master, there will be blood, Thomas Pynchon

BLINDSPOT SERIES ‘15: FEBUARY, MY FIRST ENTRY…

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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BLINDSPOTTED FOR THE FIRST TIME! Thanks to Ryan @ The Matinee, click here to keep up to date with the new 2015 series! Going chronologically backwards in my eccentric, slightly-OCD-like way, choosing movies from almost every decade of film even, I start with a… Continue Reading “BLINDSPOT SERIES ‘15: FEBUARY, MY FIRST ENTRY…”

Category: Blogathons!, FilmTags: 2015 Blindspot Series, black comedy, Drama, Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Thomas Anderson, phillip seymour hoffman, Ryan @ The Matinee

BIRDMAN: 2015 OSCAR NOMS ANALYSIS

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Soooo, looking at other blogs, the Oscars are on it would seem… I wouldn’t know if a meteorite struck the earth, let alone the date of a film awards ceremony, so thank you, other bloggers!! I have never been one to give two shits… Continue Reading “BIRDMAN: 2015 OSCAR NOMS ANALYSIS”

Category: FilmTags: 2015 Oscars, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Antonio Sanchez, Birdman, comedy, Drama, Ed Norton, Emma Stone, Emmanuel Lubezki, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis

HUMAN CAPITAL (Il capitale umano) [2014]

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Paolo Virzì, Written by Stephen Amidon (novel), Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni and Francesco Piccolo (screenplay) Starring: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Matilde Gioli, Valeria Bruni Tedesch, Fabrizio Gifuni, Valeria Golino, Luigi Lo Cascio, Guglielmo Pinelli This stylish Italian film begins with a scene that the movie will orbit… Continue Reading “HUMAN CAPITAL (Il capitale umano) [2014]”

Category: Film, ForeignTags: fabrizio bentivoglio, Fabrizio Gifuni, Human Capital, Il capitale umano, Italian, italian film, Luigi Lo Cascio, mystery, Paolo Virzi, Stephen Amidon, Valeria Bruni Tedesch, Valeria Golino, whodunnit

BLINDSPOT 2015 – JUMPIN’ ON THE WAGON

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Hosted by Ryan @ The Matinee ..Aaaand onto another blogathon bandwagon I jump! This series in particular intrigues me as it will have me watching films I should have seen years ago. Which is the point; to cut my watchlist of 100-200-plus films down… Continue Reading “BLINDSPOT 2015 – JUMPIN’ ON THE WAGON”

Category: Blogathons!, Film

Bite Sized Reviews: The Infinite Man; Predestination [2014]

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Thanks to Tom again for hosting my bite sized reviews! I hope you enjoy this Aussie double header.

Category: Australia/New Zealand, FilmTags: Australia, Australian Comedy, Australian Film, comedy, ethan hawke, predestination, sarah snook, sci-fi, Screen Australia, The Infinite Man, Time Travel

IN WITH THE NEW BLOGATHON @ DellOnMovies

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Thanks to Dell at dellonmovies for hosting this new blogathon, one that is just as interesting a concept as his last! This time around we are talking remakes, films that so often disappoint and tarnish a great movie’s legacy. This is almost always the… Continue Reading “IN WITH THE NEW BLOGATHON @ DellOnMovies”

Category: Blogathons!, FilmTags: dellonmovies, In withn the new blogathon, JeffBridges, JohnWayne, MattDamon, trueGrit, western

FOXCATCHER [2014]

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Bennett Miller, Written by E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave There is no doubt that Foxcatcher is a well-crafted film that has been meticulously put together. A lot of thought has gone… Continue Reading “FOXCATCHER [2014]”

Category: FilmTags: #CannesFilmFestival, #Capote, #ChanningTatum, #DavidSchultz, #DuPontFamily, #foxcatcher, #JohnDuPont, #MarkRuffalo, #MarkSchultz, #Moneyball, #OlympicGames, #Olympics, #OlympicWrestling, #SiennaMiller, #Sport, #SteveCarell, #temporallobeepilepsy, #TrueStory, #USA, #VanessaRedgrave, #Wrestling, Drama, epilepsy, epilepticmoondancer

THE WATER DIVINER [2014]

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Russell Crowe, Written by Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios Starring: Russell Crowe, Isabel Lucas, Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko, Dan Wyllie, Cem Yilmaz, and Yilmaz Erdogan I will be the first to admit that I have never been a fan of Russell Crowe…. Apart… Continue Reading “THE WATER DIVINER [2014]”