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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

April 8, 2014
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Title: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Director: Wes Anderson Runtime: 100 minutes — I don’t like Wes Anderson films. There, I said it, and I feel so much better. Maybe I just don’t “get it” like most people do. Please note that I’ve seen all of his films to date except Moonrise Kingdom, which I…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Divergent (2014)

April 5, 2014
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Title: Divergent (2014) Director: Neil Burger Runtime: 139 minutes — I went into Divergent blind, much like I did with Hunger Games.  I’d seen the trailers for Hunger Games, but never read the book.  With Divergent, I was totally blind, having never read the book or even seen a trailer, so I had zero expectations for this…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Noah (2014)

March 28, 2014
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Title: Noah (2014) Director: Darren Aronofsky Runtime: 138 minutes — I had no desire to really see Noah, the latest offering from the love it or hate it director Darren Aronofsky. His films are usually my cup of tea, and The Fountain is one of my favorite films of all time because it’s so emotional. The…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Dark House (2014)

March 26, 2014
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Title: Dark House (2014) Director: Victor Salva Runtime: 102 minutes — Dark House is the latest horror offering from director Victor Salva. He’s best known for the two Jeepers Creepers films. The first one is great, while the second one is a little different, to say the least. I didn’t even know Dark House existed…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

March 24, 2014
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Title: Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Director: James Bobin Runtime: 112 minutes — When it was announced that Jason Segal was bringing The Muppets back to life in 2011 I had mixed emotions. Yeah, nostalgia is great and all, but would I still enjoy it? The answer was a “hell yeah” because The Muppets was awesome. …

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Need for Speed (2014)

March 14, 2014
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Title: Need for Speed (2014) Director: Scott Waugh Runtime: 130 minutes — Need for Speed is the latest video game series to get turned into a film, following in the footsteps of such “classics” as Super Mario Bros. and Doom. This time around it’s a racing game series, which typically don’t have plots (the last…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on In Fear (2014)

March 14, 2014
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Title: In Fear (2014) Director: Jeremy Lovering Runtime: 85 minutes — In the fall of 2013 the Internet blew up with buzz about a little film called In Fear. It was called scary, and original. So I’ve been chomping at the bit, waiting for this Irish horror film to make its way to the States….

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