Month: January 2016

INSIDE OUT [2015]

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

Directed by Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen Written by Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley Starring: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Richard Kind Now I know Pixar make quality films for the most part anyway, but I have… Continue Reading “INSIDE OUT [2015]”

Category: 2015, Film

THE HATEFUL EIGHT [2015]

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed and Written by Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth Since he rocked the film world with Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino has consistently carved out a unique position for… Continue Reading “THE HATEFUL EIGHT [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 2015, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, mystery, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, western

BLINDSIDED BY: CITIZEN KANE [1941]

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Category: 1940's, Blindspot 2016, Blogathons!Tags: 1941, 2016 blindspot series, Citizen Kane, classic movie, Drama, Orson Welles

BLINDSPOT PICKS FOR 2016

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Category: Blindspot 2016, Blogathons!

99 HOMES [2015]

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Ramin Bahrani Written by Amir Naderi, Bahareh Azimi, Ramin Bahrani Starring: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern Thanks to some cracking acting from both Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield, a very well written and observational script, and a simple but effective screenplay,… Continue Reading “99 HOMES [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 2015, Amir Naderi, Andrew Garfield, Bahareh Azimi, evictions, financial crisis, Laura Dern, Michael Shannon, Ramin Bahrani

THE REVENANT [2015]

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Written by: Mark L. Smith (screenplay), Alejandro González Iñárritu (screenplay), Michael Punke (novel) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter I loved Birdman when I first saw it, but the more times I watched it, the more it… Continue Reading “THE REVENANT [2015]”

Category: 2015, FilmTags: 2015, 2015 Oscars, adventure, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Emmanuel Lubezki, Hugh Glass, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark L. Smith, Michael Punke, survival, Tom Hardy, western, Will Poulter

THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT [2015]

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez , Written by Tim Talbott Starring: Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Billy Crudup I’ll always remember this experiment as it fascinated me endlessly in grade 12 psychology. During the summer holidays at Standford University, a makeshift prison was created within… Continue Reading “THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT [2015]”