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Tag Archives: Film Review

Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike star as Nick and Amy Dunne in "Gone Girl": a picture-perfect couple gone tantalizingly wrong.

“Gone Girl” is deceivingly dark and star-making for Rosamund Pike

January 13, 2015by rachelannc 1 Comment

“I will practice believing my husband loves me but I could be wrong,” Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) tells herself. The sudden disappearance of the perfect trophy wife–smart, well-read, strikingly gorgeous and beloved […]

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“Whiplash” gives real sweat, blood and tears to become one of this year’s best films

November 22, 2014by rachelannc 9 Comments

There couldn’t be a more fitting name for Whiplash. It haunts your nerves, shakes your bones, and drives you right to your core. The struggle to be the “best of […]

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“Boyhood” is a must-see, complex and so very mesmerizing journey of growing up

July 26, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Boyhood is one of those special movies that’s engaged with the process of growing up honestly; and rather, it captures it for the first time in cinematic history. Filmed over a […]

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“Third Person” Review: Deeply dark, reflective and leaves you feeling perfectly flawed (Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis, Liam Neeson)

July 7, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

In love and relationships, there is always a third person involved, as writer-director Paul Haggis makes known in his film Third Person. With three seemingly disparate relationships, all seem to echo parallels with each other […]

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“Begin Again” beautifully captures the heart, soul and joy of music (Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine)

June 30, 2014by rachelannc 32 Comments

If you’re a music lover, writer, player, listener, savior or even appreciator, Begin Again will surely hit a chord in you. And it will stick. Forged on the New York […]

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“Chef” movie excites your appetite and love for summer (Review)

May 17, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

If you’re looking for a movie to tease your tastebuds and excite your appetite, Chef may be cooking up something just for you. Image Source: Chef Movie – Teaser Trailer […]

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The story of “Lovelace” will break your heart

April 12, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Linda Lovelace, the late porn star turned feminist anti-porn activist whose fame skyrocketed in 1972 with “Deep Throat,” is someone with a shattering story that deserves to be heard. Movie […]

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Why I fell in love with “Her” as the love-story that reprograms romance: The best movie of 2013

January 1, 2014by rachelannc 5 Comments

In a world where smartphones are quickly taking over dinnertime conversations and people are more focused on checking e-mails, voicemails and texts rather than conversing with the person across from […]

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Conning, Bribing, and Beautifying the Broken in ‘American Hustle’

December 21, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

Image Source: ‘American Hustle’ First Trailer, Business Insider The comb-overs, massive cleavage, disco-pants and shades boasting around in American Hustle stay true to what 1970s America was all about. The film opens […]

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There’s actually some value in the raunch that is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s “Don Jon”

September 28, 2013by rachelannc 2 Comments

(Photo: Whattalking.com, Picasa) Immediately after watching Don Jon at its midnight premiere, I said to myself, “What the heck did I just watch.” Albeit, the movie was funny. It had this […]

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“The Spectacular Now” is scarily honest, genuine, and entirely familiar

August 24, 2013by rachelannc 2 Comments

This isn’t a movie that introduces you to new characters. It’s a movie that reminds you of people you already know–people you’ve come to know and care about. Its two […]

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“We’re the Millers” is a road-trip comedy laughing in all the right places

August 15, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

This film image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows, from left, Jennifer Aniston, Will Poulter, Emma Roberts, and Jason Sudeikis in a scene from “We’re the Millers.” (AP Photo/Warner Bros. […]

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“The Great Gatsby” and the Love-lorn Spectacle of Life

May 10, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

(via rachelannc.tumblr.com/post/50122355916) Extremely appealing and exaggeratedly creative, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby takes a highly creative and new approach to the classic 20th-century novel, twisting and turning it in ways that […]

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Am I the only one who kind of liked “Spring Breakers”?

April 1, 2013by rachelannc 1 Comment

(via rachelannc.tumblr.com) Anyone who knows me well enough wouldn’t be too surprised to find myself admitting why I may be one of the only people who can say she actually liked […]

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Writing of “The Words” Confuses Fiction and Reality

September 16, 2012by rachelannc Leave a comment

One of the major themes that struck me in this movie is the posed question of whether one is living in fiction or reality. Although it left us with an […]

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