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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
Jonah Hill and Miles Teller pair up in a sometimes funny by always entertaining story about the underbelly of arms dealing. The slick haired, gold-chain bared-chest Jonah Hill was an excellently crafted character in this very ‘Wolf of War Street’ style of business craziness. Despite reinforcing …
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Great |
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17 Points |
2016 |
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Deepwater Horizon
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
I wonder if BP’s stock took another hit when this movie was released – just like it did during the disaster. Peter Berg lays the foundation of the money-hungry corporation vs. the hardworking Texas oilmen. Wahlberg and Russell play their roughneck roles very well. Russel is the grisled leader an…
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Great |
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17 Points |
2016 |
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Anthropoid
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
An extraordinary story about the assassination of SS General Reinhard Heydrich – the butcher of Prague. This famous chapter in history has plenty of drama, suspense , and a shocking account of the Nazi treatment of both the innocent and the complicit. The resistance from the Czech and Slovaks …
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Very Good |
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17 Points |
2015 |
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Abandoned
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Very Good
Engaging and true against-all-odds tale about 4 men who survived on the capsized trimaran Rose-Noelle for 119 days in 1989. As it was at the time, it was hard to believe, but truth is stranger than fiction; or so they say. Dynamite job by the cast conveying what it must have been like to float a…
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Very Good
Natalie Portman kills it as Jackie Kennedy. Who knows how accurate the post JFK death portrayal is, but her portrayal of Jackie’s poise, controlled speech, and control is a sight to behold. The vision of Camelot was all Jackie’s, and when the rug was pulled out from under her anyone but her wou…
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17 Points |
2016 |
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
Nicolas Cage stars in the remarkable story of Captain Charles Butler McVay, who commanded the USS Indianapolis during WWII in the Pacific. The Indianapolis was known for its final mission of secretly delivering components of the atomic bomb to Tinian. On its way to Guam it was torpedoed and su…
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Great
The Queen is a showcase of Helen Mirren’s acting prowess. The main story takes place during the time surrounding Diana’s death and the disdain of the royal family (except Charles) in being forced to deal with the ex-Royal. This turns out to be a terrific venue to showcase the queen’s stiff yet …
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Good
Silence is a long and plodding film with plenty of forced drama from Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver as Catholic missionaries returning to Japan to find their mentor (Liam Neeson) after his failed attempt at converting the Japanese to true Christianity. Scorcese pours it on with intense and rich…
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Good
Well, I did learn a bit about local history. Odd I’ve never been to the actual house. My wife tells me that, other than the obvious, many threads of the story are true to life. Poor old Mrs. Winchester dealing with the perceived guild of being part of the Winchester enterprise. I think the movie…
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Really Great |
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17 Points |
2018 |
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BrianSez
– with 17 Trust Points – rated it
Really Great
Viggo Mortensen knocks one out of the park as the bigoted Bronx Italian American Tony Lip who gets a job driving a sophisticated black Jazz star Don Shirley (played by Mahershala Ali – who is also really great). Based on a true story, this is clearly a progressive messages film, the two bond an …
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