Monday, January 26, 2015

Penny Thoughts ‘15—Galavant, season 1 (2015) ***½

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TV-14, 8 23-min. episodes Creator: Dan Fogelman Directors: Chris Koch, John Fortenberry, James Griffiths Writers: Dan Foge...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

American Sniper / *** (R)

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Chris Kyle: Bradley Cooper Taya: Sienna Miller Dauber: Kevin Lacz Biggles: Jake McDorman Dandridge: Cory Hardict Marc ...
Friday, January 23, 2015

The Imitation Game / **** (PG-13)

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Alan Turing: Benedict Cumberbatch Joan Clarke: Keira Knightley Hugh Alexander: Matthew Goode Detective Robert Nock: Rory K...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

A Million Ways To Die in the West (2014) **

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Albert: Seth McFarlane Anna: Charlize Theron Louise: Amanda Seyfried Clinch: Liam Neeson Edward: Giovanni Ribisi Foy: ...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Inherent Vice / **** (R)

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Larry “Doc” Sportello: Joaquin Phoenix Lt. Det. Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen: Josh Brolin Shasta Fay Hepworth: Katherine ...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Oscar Nominations 2015

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I’ve always found it confusing that it’s the year after the release year being honored for the Oscars, but the 2015 Oscar nomina...
Thursday, January 08, 2015

Fargo, season 1 / **** (TV-MA)

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Lorne Malvo: Billy Bob Thornton Molly Solverson: Allison Tolman Lester Nygaard: Martin Freeman Gus Grimly: Colin Hanks B...
Tuesday, January 06, 2015

The Trip to Italy (2014) ***½

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Steve: Steve Coogan Rob: Rob Brydon Lucy: Rosie Fellner Emma: Claire Keelan Joe (Steve’s Son): Timothy Leach IFC Fil...
Monday, January 05, 2015

Penny Thoughts ‘14—The Towering Inferno (1974) ***

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PG, 165 min. Director: John Guillerman Writers: Stirling Silliphant, Richard Martin Stern (novel “The Tower”), Thomas N. Scort...
Sunday, January 04, 2015

Penny Thoughts ‘14—Team America: World Police (2004) **

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R, 98 min. Director: Trey Parker Writers: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Pam Brady Voices: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller...
Thursday, January 01, 2015

Fourteen Albums for ‘14

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Right from the start, it was clear that 2014 was going to be a remarkable year for music. I was astounded as great album after gre...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Penny Thoughts ‘14—Blue Ruin (2014) ****

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R, 90 min. Director/Writers: Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb, Dav...
Monday, December 29, 2014

The Interview / ** (R)

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Dave Skylark: James Franco Aaron Rapaport: Seth Rogen Kim Jong-un: Randall Park Sook: Diana Bang Agent Lacey: Lizzy Capl...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Unbroken / **½ (PG-13)

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Louis Zamperini: Jack O’Connell Wantanabe: Miyavi Phil: Domhnall Gleeson Fitzgerald: Garrett Hedlund Mac: Finn Wittrock ...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies / *** (PG-13)

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Bilbo Baggins: Martin Freeman Gandalf the Grey: Ian McKellen Thorin Oakenshield: Richard Armitage Thranduil: Lee Pace Ta...
Thursday, December 25, 2014

Holiday Thoughts ‘14—National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) ****

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PG-13, 97 min. Director: Jeremiah Chechik Writer: John Hughes Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnn...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Holiday Thoughts ‘14—Die Hard (1988) ****

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R, 131 min. Director: John McTiernan Writers: Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza, Roderick Thorp (novel “Nothing Lasts F...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings / **½ (PG-13)

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Moses: Christian Bale Ramses: Joel Edgerton Seti: John Turturro Joshua: Aaron Paul Viceroy Hegep: Ben Mendelsohn Zippo...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Penny Thoughts ‘14—Ida (2014) ****

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PG-13, 82 min. Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Writers: Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz Starring: Agata Trzebuchowska, Aga...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Penny Thoughts ‘14—Chef (2014) ****

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R, 114 min. Director/Writer: Jon Favreau Starring: Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo, Sophia Vergara, Scarlett Johans...