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The Wolf of Wall Street; Rating: 3.5/4
December 20th, 2013 at 2:55 am » Comments (1)
For the last 40 years, Martin Scorsese has been a significant figure in the movie world. Although primarily known for his gangster dramas, such as the classic "Goodfellas" or more ...more »Captain Phillips; 3.5/4
October 8th, 2013 at 2:04 am » Comments (1)
Documentary-style, hand-held camera film-making is rarely as fitting as it appears in Paul Greengrass's "Captain Phillips." A fictionalized basis of the actual Somalian hijacking that took place in April of ...more »Moneyball; Rating: 3/4
February 9th, 2012 at 1:49 pm » Comments (2)
Last evening, my movie of choice was "Moneyball." The movie was written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, based on the novel "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis; and was directed by ...more »Recent Posts
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