Tag: three and a half stars

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Under the Skin (2013)

April 17, 2014
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Title: Under the Skin (2013) Director: Jonathan Glazer Runtime: 108 minutes — You’ve probably only heard of Under the Skin if you’ve always wanted to see Scarlett Johansson naked. That, or you follow the independent film scene, and heard of a really weird story about an alien in Scotland. Either way, I can’t tell you…

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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 – Chris Ranson on Odd Thomas (2013)

March 25, 2014
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Title: Odd Thomas (2013) Director: Stephen Sommers Runtime: 100 minutes — To say I am a huge Dean Koontz fan would be an understatement. Not only have I read all of his novels, but I own them all as well. Lots of ups and downs there, but one of his more recent novels, and one…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Riddick (2013)

January 13, 2014
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Title: Riddick (2013) Director: David Twohy Runtime: 119 minutes — I expected quite a bit from Riddick. I loved Pitch Black (2000) and the animated movie – The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) – that served as a bridge between the first and second film, but I thought Chronicles of Riddick (2004) was just…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Fruitvale Station (2013)

August 11, 2013
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This review was written by my Film Swappers partner, Chris Ranson. You can follow Chris on twitter @Wolverinefactor. Title: Fruitvale Station (2013) Runtime: 85 minutes Director: Ryan Coogler — Fruitvale Station tells the story of Oscar, a 22-year-old African American. It follows him on the fateful date of December 31st, 2008. Based on true events, the film follows this…

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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on The Wolverine (2013)

July 31, 2013
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This review was written by Ashe Collins, a video game critic at DieHard GameFAN. You can follow him on twitter @DHGFAshe, or check out his other reviews by clicking here. Title: The Wolverine (2013) Runtime: 126 minutes Director: James Mangold — The latest in the X-Men film franchise and the second solo outing for Wolverine, the sequel…

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Movie Review – The Imposter (2012)

July 8, 2013
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Title: The Imposter (2012) Director: Bart Layton Runtime: 99 minutes Not only does The Imposter tell an incredible true story from the point of views of all of the major players that were involved, it throws a wrench in that hit me like a ton of bricks, making this an incredibly memorable documentary. One thing I’ve started paying…

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