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‘Selma’ beautifully captures the spirit of Dr. King’s legacy
Selma Written by Paul Webb Directed by Ava DuVernay UK / USA, 2014 Selma is a shining example of how to create an informative biographical drama that still packs an emotional wallop. Rather than trying to portray the entire life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, director Ava DuVernay captures the essence of King […] More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 4.07, “Elam Ferguson”: Emotional decisions change course of show forever
“Elam Ferguson”, proves to be an emotionally devastating episode that shows the dangers of this world. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 4.06, “Bear Man”- Answers big questions with unique spiritualism
The last two episodes of Hell on Wheels, “Life’s a Mystery” and “Reckoning” were startling disappointments with only a few bright spots. This is especially true in comparison to just how good the first three episodes of the season were and how brilliant the third season was. Until the final minutes of “Life’s a Mystery”, it seems like Hell on Wheels has lost its direction. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.09, “Fathers and Sins”: One rail at a time
Hell on Wheels, Season 3, Episode 9, “Fathers and Sins” Written by John Wirth and Reed Steiner Directed by Billy Gierhart Airs Saturdays at 9pm (ET) on AMC From the moment Cullen (Anson Mount) made the decision to hang the young Mormon teenager in the season premiere, it’s been obvious that there was going to […] More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.05, “Searchers”: She’s Gone
With the exception of last week’s episode, Hell on Wheels has been the best it’s ever been and “Searchers” might just be the season’s greatest episode. Directed by Neil LaBute, the highly emotional episode notches up the usual tension, fear, urgency, and sadness to an almost unbearable level. More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 3.04, “The Game”: Building a second chance
“The Game”, Hell on Wheels’ fourth episode, slows the show’s pace to a near crawl until its last few moments, when Eva and Elam face a tragedy. The episode may start off with humor as Cullen and Elam attempt to find timber by visiting the Arapaho tribe, but this being Hell on Wheels, things quickly devolve. More
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Hell on Wheels, Eps. 3.1-2, “Big Bad Wolf” and “Eminent Domain”: Old enemies and new leaders
It’s no secret- last season’s Hell on Wheels had a lot of issues, mainly the forced relationship between Cullen and Lily Bell (after all, this is not a show conducive to a dewy romance). Fortunately that arc wrapped up in the season two finale and judging by the premiere season three promises to be one heck of a year. More
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How Smokin’ Aces attempted to subvert action movies…and failed
In early 2006, there was released a superb teaser trailer for what looked like a chaotic, testosterone fuelled action film of insane sensibility. Opening with classical music and title cards revealing that this movie was from “the makers of” Four Weddings & A Funeral, Notting Hill and Love Actually, the brief spot promptly nuked the […] More
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Video of the Day: Watch the opening minutes of star-studded caper ‘Now You See Me’
Nestled among the franchise sequels and superhero movies this summer is a movie called Now You See Me. Directed by The Transporter‘s Louis Leterrier, the film boasts a cast that reunites Zombieland co-stars Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson alongside Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Melanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, Common, and Elias Koteas. […] More
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Hell on Wheels, Ep. 2.08, “The Lord’s Day”: Something bad this way comes
Hell on Wheels, Season 2, Episode: “The Lord’s Day” Written by Mark Richard and Chris Mundy Directed by Rod Lurie Airs Sundays at 9 pm (ET) on AMC With only two episodes left, Hell on Wheels is closing on what’s been a pretty epic season. Durant (Colm Meany) returns to the camp with his wife […] More
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Sundance London 2012: ‘LUV’ compelling viewing with a great child-actor performance
LUV Written by Sheldon Candis and Justin Wilson Directed by Sheldon Candis USA, 2012 Fans of the Baltimore crime drama The Wire will probably take to this coming-of-age drama like a duck to water. LUV follows a day with Woody, a young boy whose mother has left him, and his uncle Vincent, who has recently been released from […] More
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Sundance London 2012: preview – shivering with anticipation!
The 26th-29th April sees the Sundance London Film and Music festival hit the O2 Arena, which sees the festival – renowned for its programme of independent film – take place in the UK for the first time in its 34-year history. As a Sundance newbie, I am excited to attend the indie festival. I’ve always […] More