Tag Archives: Peter Dinklage

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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The Croods: A New Age (2020) Review

A CHARMING AND ENTERTAINING SEQUEL   After the critical praise yet middling box office results from 2012’s Rise of the Guardians, DreamWorks Animation released The Croods, their latest computer animated comedy adventure, the following year. Written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders, the film, which starred the voice talents of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, and Ryan

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The Angry Birds Movie Review

PLUCK MY LIFE   Created by the Finnish company Rovio Entertainment, Angry Birds (a mobile downloadable game) first debuted back in December 2009 for Apple iOS. Drawing inspiration from “Crush the Castle” (a mobile game developed from Armor Games), Angry Birds has been praised by many for it simplistic nature of fun gameplay and comically style (all of which is

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The Boss Review

THE BOSS FINDS LAUGHS IN AMIDST WEAK STORY AND SCRIPT   Melissa McCarthy has become a staple of recent comedy movies of being both big (rotund) and foul-mouthed throughout her roles and movies. Using 2011’s Bridesmaids as her break-out role, McCarthy has unleashed her “potty” mouth angst to moviegoers everywhere with such hits as 2013s buddy cope movie The Heat

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Review

CHANGE THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE   The X-Men movie franchise has had its ups and down since it began back in 2000. The first film (X-Men) was really good, the second film (X2: X-Men United) proved superior (probably so far in the series), while the third film (X-Men: The Last Stand) was ambitious with an interesting story, but

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Pixels Review

GAME OVER FOR PIXELS Back in 2010, French native and filmmaker Patrick Jean created an animated short film titled Pixels. This short showcased the invasion of New York City by classic 8-bit video game characters such as Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and many others. Pixels went on to become a viral sensation on YouTube and Jean won Best Short

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