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Review: Spirited
By Christian DiMartino My local theatre hosted a “Mystery Movie Screening” this evening. This is basically a movie that hasn’t been released yet that you get to see early, for $5- the catch being, you don’t know what the movie is until you’re there. I almost went to one of these back in September, but…
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The Best Movies of 2021 (a tad late, I know)
By Christian DiMartino Typically when I make a 10 best list for movies, I like to wait until I’ve caught up with everything I deem necessary. In other words, I await the Oscar nominations, and if there is a major nomination that I have missed, I will wait until I’ve caught up with it. I…
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Review: Belfast
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a lovely film; a serious but delightfully enchanting semi autobiographical tale in which at every turn, you get the feel for the love and passion from the people making it. The film is currently the front runner to win the Best Picture Oscar, which doesn’t always mean anything (I like Green…
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My bond with… Bond: Skyfall (2012)
After Quantum of Solace, the Bond franchise was left in limbo once again. The film left people shaken and stirred. Not only that, but the series was a part of a legal battle over the rights to the property once again, so there was even talk of the franchise being finished once and for all.…
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My bond with… Bond: Quantum of Solace (2008)
I’m not sure if I’ve ever discussed this on this page, but for the last 15 years, I have been a big fan of the James Bond series. I started watching them as a nine year old and even though some aren’t so great, they are usually at least pretty entertaining. I remember how proud…
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My bond with… Bond: Casino Royale (2006)
I’m not sure if I’ve ever discussed this on this page, but for the last 15 years, I have been a big fan of the James Bond series. I started watching them as a nine year old and even though some aren’t so great, they are usually at least pretty entertaining. I remember how proud…
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THE Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
By Christian DiMartino This is, admitted, a very delayed segment of “The Best Picture.” I missed my deadline this weekend, and oops. So you’ll get the next two the next two days. There had to have been quite the critical backing for John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love. If you look at the original reviews, yeah,…
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Great Movies: Philomena (2013)
By Christian DiMartino A lot of times, a movie is nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, and is soon forgotten, whereas other movies that had an actual following don’t receive their recognition become more beloved over time. Take a movie like The Theory of Everything– in every way, a decent movie, yet there’s really no…
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Review: Artemis Fowl
By Christian DiMartino Artemis Foul. Wasn’t sure if anyone had made that joke about Kenneth Branagh’s disastrous Artemis Fowl, but it had to be done. By now, if interest in this film was expressed, it has since been retracted, because once the people saw it, they realized what trash it was. Now, I have finally seen…
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