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The Imitation Game

Posted on January 12, 2015 by filmstruck

I envy the people who will watch Benedict Cumberbatch for the first time in The Imitation Game. There may well be very few such people left in 2014 – because we seem to be in the Cumberbatch phase of human … Continue reading →

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12 Years a Slave

Posted on January 30, 2014 by filmstruck

One more powerful performance, another story about the cruelty of slavery in America’s past, an efficient Michael Fassbender, yet another blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance from Benedict Cumberbatch, and an odd Brad Pitt cameo. 12 Years A Slave has all the ingredients, and … Continue reading →

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August: Osage County

Posted on January 29, 2014 by filmstruck

We’ve all had some family gatherings which were awkward and uncomfortable. I’d like to think, however, that some of my family gatherings are a tremendous amount of fun – cousins meeting after ages, reliving memories, howling with laughter at some … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Estate

Posted on January 16, 2014 by filmstruck

It was only after the movie finished and I looked up the director (with simmering rage) that I made the horrifying discovery that The Fifth Estate immediately follows the Twilight finale movies on his filmography. No surprise, then, that he … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Posted on December 27, 2013 by filmstruck

The debate rages on. Why did Peter Jackson decide to make a trilogy out of a slender children’s adventure? Why has Peter Jackson taken liberties with Tolkien’s body of work and added (shudder!) a female elf? Why is Peter Jackson … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Posted on December 20, 2012 by filmstruck

Tolkien’s slender novel about Bilbo Baggins’ adventures was never as epic as the Lord of The Rings. It was also not designed to be a trilogy. So when you sit through three hours of the movie only to find that … Continue reading →

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