Month: December 2015

IN THE HEART OF THE SEA [2015]

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

Directed by Ron Howard, Written by Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Nathaniel Philbrick (book) Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Benjamin Walker, Ben Whishaw I’m not quite sure what to make of Ron Howard’s latest effort. It tried so hard to be a big… Continue Reading “IN THE HEART OF THE SEA [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 20000 Days on Earth, Ben Whishaw, Benjamin Walker, Brendan Gleeson, Charles Leavitt, Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, in the heart of the sea, moby dick, Nathaniel Philbrick, Ron Howard, whale oil, whales

RUBEN GUTHRIE [2015]

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed and Written by Brendan Cowell Starring: Patrick Brammall, Alex Dimitriades, Abbey Lee, Brenton Thwaites Alcohol. It is a drug that for some reason is socially acceptable when much less harmful drugs can potentially carry jail time. It is a strange situation, and it… Continue Reading “RUBEN GUTHRIE [2015]”

Category: 2015, Australia/New Zealand, FilmTags: 12 steps, 2015, AA meetings, Abbey Lee, alcoholism, Alex Dimitriades, Australian Film, Brendan Cowell, Brenton Thwaites, Patrick Brammall

TRUTH [2015]

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by James Vanderbilt, Written by James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Mary Mapes (book) Starring: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Elisabeth Moss In another true story, this film is about a report CBS ran that questioned president George w Bush’s past, specifically if… Continue Reading “TRUTH [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 2004 true story, 2015, Cate Blanchett, Dennis Quaid, dodging vietnam, Elisabeth Moss, George W Bush, James Vanderbilt, Mary Mapes, Robert Redford, Topher Grace

THE END OF THE TOUR [2015]

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by James Ponsoldt, Written by Donald Margulies (screenplay), David Lipsky (book) Starring: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Ron Livingston True-life films seem to be trendy at the moment, with countless films around at the moment based on true stories. Jesse Eisenberg plays… Continue Reading “THE END OF THE TOUR [2015]”