Tag Archives: Casey Affleck

774 – Interstellar (***)

Posted on December 15, 2014 by frothy

Despite an ear-splitting soundtrack that often threatens to drown out important dialog, Interstellar is a profound hit, a love child of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Contact. Its effects are special, its casting top notch, and its meaning sufficiently ambiguous. … Continue reading →

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736 – Out of the Furnace (**1/2)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by frothy

Out of the Furnace is, as advertised, a grim, gripping tale of two lower-class brothers trying to raise their heads above water. It’s exceptionally well cast, but it trods over some well-worn ground and is an almost-relentless portrait of desolation, … Continue reading →

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677 – Tower Heist (***)

Posted on October 30, 2012 by frothy

Tower Heist is about working joes who discover that a fat cat who lives in the high-rent apartment in which they work has absconded with the employees’ pensions, a la Bernie Madoff. So the joes decide to rob the guy … Continue reading →

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373 – Gone Baby Gone

Posted on February 16, 2008 by root

Like its cousin Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone is based on a Dennis Lehane novel about an abduction. And like Mystic River, the novel – and the subsequent film – takes no predictable route to reach its conclusion and offers … Continue reading →

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372 – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Posted on February 14, 2008 by root

Although as long as its title is unwieldy, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is (apparently) true to life and is the beneficiary of a smart, uncharacteristically supporting performance by Brad Pitt as the folk-hero villain … Continue reading →

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