Tag Archives: Ben Mendelsohn

Cyrano (2022) Review (650th Review)

AND I LOVED MY PRIDE!   Director Joe Wright has always gravitated towards doing historical period pieces for his film projects, letting the setting and era speak for itself within the cinematic backdrop and finding a complimenting rhythm in the period piece. Whether guided towards historical events or just the thrill of doing a costumed drama, Wright has brought several

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Spies in Disguise (2019) Review

BIRD UP!   In amongst the larger animated film studios (i.e Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, and Illumination Entertainment) that have dominated the recent years of animated feature films endeavors; bringing cartoon tales with laughter, heart, and whimsical drama, Blue Sky Studios have been one of the more secondary outlets of animated filmmaking. Much like Pixar’s origins, Blue Sky started by creating

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Robin Hood (2018) Review

MISSES THE TARGET   The man, the myth, the legend of Robin Hood. Derived from English folklore (most notably in the Late Middle Ages), Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw from literature, who (as the story goes) was from noble birth and fought during the Crusades before returning to England to find his lands taken by the sheriff, which made

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Ready Player One (2018) Review

ABSOLUTE PURE MOVIE ESCAPISM AT ITS BEST   Throughout the years, Hollywood has seen many famed directors rise to become legendary within the filmmaking industry; ascending on their own meticulous directorial merits when approaching a motion picture. Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Clint Eastwood, Cecil B. DeMille, and Francis Ford Coppola are just some of the names of the great ones

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Darkest Hour (2017) Review

WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER. ANOTHER SIDE, ANOTHER STORY.   Director Joe Wright has always gravitated towards doing historical period pieces for his film projects. Whether guide towards historical events or just the thrill of doing a costumed drama, Wright has brought several notable films to life. Perhaps his most famous one was his directorial debut, with 2005’s Pride & Prejudice,

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