Tag: eddie redmayne
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Review: The Good Nurse
By Christian DiMartino Tobias Lindholm’s The Good Nurse is a generically directed film with a compelling story that I found myself caught up in. From a filmmaking, storytelling standpoint, I could’ve pictured this being made for Lifetime in the 1990s if it weren’t for two key elements: Academy Award winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne.…
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“The Matrix Resurrections,” and a Wachowski ranking
By Christian DiMartino So, I saw The Matrix Resurrections yesterday, and it’s a film I liked, but didn’t quite know what to write about. On one hand, what was enjoyable about it, was purely enjoyable. On another hand, over the last day I’ve had the itch to write about it but at the same time,…
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Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7
My review of Aaron Sorkin’s very Oscar-buzzy “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
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Film Confessions: Les Miserables (2012)
By Christian DiMartino Since the Oscars are drawing near, I’m just gonna give it to you straight: They don’t always get it right. Let me just say that just because a movie seems like it should win Oscars, doesn’t mean it actually should. Case in point: Les Miserables. Just last night, I reviewed Sweeney Todd: The Demon…
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Oscars 2016: The Final Predictions
By Christian DiMartino The end is near… I start making my Oscar predictions fairly early, and I have to say: This year is a tough one to crack. Why? Simple: There were too many good movies. Things that once seemed like sure things (Steve Jobs) are out. And alas, it has come to the final…
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Review: The Danish Girl
By Christian DiMartino Oscar winner Tom Hooper (the excellent Best Picture winner The King’s Speech) directs Oscar bait. Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) stars in Oscar bait. The two have collaborated for Oscar bait before (Les Miserables), and have collaborated for Oscar bait once again with The Danish Girl. The Danish Girl isn’t as good…
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