Posted by moviegeek916 on June 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) – This review is going to be pretty short because I don’t have much in the way of thoughts about this movie. The film is about the often tumultuous relationship between war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) and famed novelist Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen). They go to Spain during Franco’s takeover … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Shoot ‘Em Up (2007) — The late film critic Pauline Kael once saw a European poster for a James Bond movie that had the words “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” on it. She said that those four words (or more accurately two words each repeated) summarized everything we love about the movies. Michael Davis’s Shoot ‘Em … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Duplicity (2009) — Watched this again. Very fun. One of those twisty plots. Some twists you see coming, some you don’t. Good romantic chemistry between Owen & Roberts. It’s funny and that’s the main thing that counts. Don’t have as much to say about this one as I usually do, but it’s good and worth … Continue reading →