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Movie Review – Ashe Collins on Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

April 12, 2014
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Title: Captain America: The Winter Solider (2014) Director: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Runtime: 136 minutes — I’m really not fond of Captain America. I didn’t like him much in the comics, just like I didn’t like Tony Stark (Iron Man) in the comics. Thor and most of the other Avengers weren’t high on my list either. When…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Noah (2014)

March 28, 2014
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Title: Noah (2014) Director: Darren Aronofsky Runtime: 138 minutes — I had no desire to really see Noah, the latest offering from the love it or hate it director Darren Aronofsky. His films are usually my cup of tea, and The Fountain is one of my favorite films of all time because it’s so emotional. The…

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Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Frozen (2013)

March 20, 2014
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Title: Frozen (2013) Director: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Runtime: 102 minutes — There is no denying that the late 1980s and ‘90s was Disney’s animated heyday. From The Little Mermaid in 1989 to Hercules in 1997, Disney released some of the most important and well-received animated films of all-time. They truly helped shape a…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Gravity (2013)

February 28, 2014
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Title: Gravity (2013) Director: Alfonso Cuarón Runtime: 91 minutes — Almost ten years ago a very dear friend of mine recommended Y Tu Mamá También (2001), a hit Spanish film and the first big foreign film from Alfonso Cuarón, who had, earlier in his career, done films like The Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Before Midnight (2013)

June 12, 2013
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This review was written by my Film Swappers partner, Chris Ranson. You can follow Chris on twitter @Wolverinefactor. Title: Before Midnight (2013) Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Richard Linklater — I was super excited for Before Midnight when I first heard about it. I adore the first two films (Before Sunrise and Before Sunset), and simply couldn’t wait to…

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Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

May 18, 2013
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This review was written by my Film Swappers partner, Chris Ranson. You can follow Chris on twitter @Wolverinefactor. Title: Star Trek Into Darkness Runtime: 132 minutes Director: J.J. Abrams — Star Trek Into Darkness has done everything it could to make me think it was going to be terrible, from the cheesy title, to the pretty-but-boring ten-minute IMAX…

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Movie Review – Jurassic Park (1993)

April 30, 2013
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Title: Jurassic Park (1993) Runtime: 127 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg — What better way to kick-off the summer blockbuster movie season than by watching one of the best of its kind, Jurassic Park? How about watching it, for the first time, in 3D? Yeah, that will do it. It has been more than a handful of years…

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