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Les Miserables (2012)

Occasionally, I will watch a large-budget, Hollywood blockbuster that is such an unmitigated failure that I have to wonder how anyone, anywhere possibly thought this was a good idea. These are films t… more →

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Les Miserables (2012)

newslang89 wrote 1 week ago: Occasionally, I will watch a large-budget, Hollywood blockbuster that is such an unmitigated failure … more →

Tags: 2010s, 2012, best supporting actress, C-, Contemporary Movie Musicals, Drama, Epics, Music/Musicals, musicals

Raintree County

newslang89 wrote 2 weeks ago: The reader of this review needs to imagine a long and deep sigh to preface these proceedings. You do … more →

Tags: 1957, 50s, C+, Classic Dramas, Drama, Epics, Period Pieces, Romance, Romance Classics

Django Unchained — 1 comment

newslang89 wrote 2 weeks ago: Oh Quentin Tarantino, why do you tease me so? When was your last truly consistent film? Jackie Brown … more →

Tags: 2010s, 2012, a, Action comedies, Action/Adventure, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Drama, Oscar Winners

Lincoln — 4 comments

newslang89 wrote 1 month ago: Long time readers should remember that I am currently a political science major at West Virginia Uni … more →

Tags: 2010s, 2012, b, Best Actor, Biographies, Drama, Dramas Based on Real Life, military drama, Oscar Winners

Gangs of New York

newslang89 wrote 1 month ago: If there’s ever been a movie made that comes as close to absolute perfection as one can get bu … more →

Tags: 2000s, 2002, A, Crime / Drama, Drama, Dramas Based on Real Life, Epics, Period Pieces, Political Dramas

Wittgenstein (1993)

newslang89 wrote 3 months ago: To appropriate the right visual aid for reading this review, some quick stage directions are in orde … more →

Tags: 90's, score, Period Pieces, 2oth Century Period Pieces, B, Foreign, Drama, Art house, united kingdom

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

newslang89 wrote 3 months ago: As someone who’s written one full-length screenplay (though I haven’t sold it yet) and t … more →

Tags: score, Period Pieces, Foreign, Drama, united kingdom, B-, Classic Dramas, 60's, 1968

The Age of Innocence (1993) — 5 comments

newslang89 wrote 8 months ago: Directors that are clearly associated with one genre of film run risks when they stray too far from … more →

Tags: 90's, score, a, Romance, Period Pieces, Drama, Romantic Drama, Romantic Drama, 1993

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford — 6 comments

newslang89 wrote 8 months ago: Not all Westerns are brow-beating boy’s adventure tales. Although your typical cowboys and Ind … more →

Tags: 2000s, 2007, a, Action/Adventure, Biographies, Drama, Dramas Based on Real Life, Period Pieces, score

Rashomon — 2 comments

newslang89 wrote 9 months ago: (A quick aside before I begin my review. I think I’m going to start putting promotional poster … more →

Tags: score, Period Pieces, A, Foreign, Drama, foreign drama, 50s, foreign classics, Classic Dramas

Othello (1952)

newslang89 wrote 11 months ago: This is an unpopular opinion to have (particularly among film buff circles), but I think Citzen Kane … more →

Tags: score, Romance, Period Pieces, Drama, 50s, Romantic Drama, Romantic Drama, B-, Classic Dramas

Elvira Madigan

newslang89 wrote 11 months ago: I’ve gone through a phase over the life cycle of this blog’s existence (which is to say … more →

Tags: score, Romance, Period Pieces, Foreign, Drama, foreign drama, Sweden, Romantic Drama, Romantic Drama

The Life of Emile Zola

newslang89 wrote 11 months ago: This blog is well over a year old now, but I’ve only reviewed three other films from the 1930s … more →

Tags: score, a, Period Pieces, Drama, social issue drama, Political Dramas, Classic Dramas, Biographies, Oscar Winners

1776

newslang89 wrote 1 year ago: I’ve got a page on this blog dedicated just to requests that people can make for movies/TV sho … more →

Tags: 1972, 70's, C#, classic comedies, Classic Dramas, Classic Movie Musicals, Comedy, Drama, Dramas Based on Real Life

High Noon — 2 comments

newslang89 wrote 1 year ago: I’ve opined in the past on here about films that have been deemed “classics” over … more →

Tags: score, Period Pieces, A, 50s, Action/Adventure, Oscar Winners, Best Actor, Westerns, classic westerns

Midnight in Paris — 9 comments

newslang89 wrote 1 year ago: Despite my occasional jaded cynicism, I am a pure romantic at heart. My relationship history is virt … more →

Tags: score, Comedy, Romantic Comedies, Romance, Period Pieces, 2oth Century Period Pieces, A, sci-fi/fantasy, 2010s

The Birth of a Nation — 3 comments

newslang89 wrote 1 year ago: A Daniel Tosh joke springs to mind. “I was watching the Country Music Channel, and I fell asle … more →

Tags: score, Period Pieces, Drama, C#, Classic Dramas, silent films, Epics, Pre-1920s, 1915

Ran — 7 comments

newslang89 wrote 1 year ago:  Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that the Bard of Avon has left an indelible imprint … more →

Tags: 1985, 80's, A+, Art house, Drama, Foreign, foreign art house, foreign drama, Japan

True Grit (2010) — 2 comments

newslang89 wrote 1 year ago:  It’s a rare occasion when a re-make is remotely as good as the original product, let alone ev … more →

Tags: score, b, Period Pieces, Drama, 2010s, 2010, Westerns


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