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TIFF Journal: Everybody Knows

Philip Brown — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:00:31 +0000

Following up a pair of Best Foreign Language Film Oscars with a star-studded trip to Spain wasn’t exactly the path I imagined for Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman). For his first feature outside his native country, Farhadi takes a handful of his pet themes and two big movie stars, and plops them...

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Cannes Journal: ‘Everybody Knows’

Jason Gorber — Wed, 09 May 2018 16:00:14 +0000

Asghar Farhadi, the celebrated director behind award-winning films like ‘A Separation’ and ‘The Salesman’, has been a fixture on the festival circuit, for some the pinnacle of contemporary Iranian cinema. For this reason alone, many viewers and critics will forgive his Spanish-language debut ‘Everybody Knows’ its many trespasses and suggest that we’re meant to revel...

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‘mother!’ Review: Nightmarish Metaphors (or Something)

Philip Brown — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:00:13 +0000

If nothing else, it’s astounding that Darren Aronofsky was able to get ‘mother!’ produced at a Hollywood studio and spat out into wide release. The film starts off like a queasy paranoid psychological horror thriller, but eventually departs into full-on surrealist nightmare territory. What the filmmaker is getting at (beyond unsettling and freaking out his...

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Review: More of the Same, Less of the Charm

Philip Brown — Thu, 25 May 2017 19:00:35 +0000

It’s almost impossible to remember a time when a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie qualified as a pleasant surprise hinged on an eccentric Johnny Depp performance that audiences couldn’t get enough of. That happened exactly once, and yet here we are four sequels later squeezing the last few remaining drops of good will out of...

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‘The Gunman’ Review: Dull Men, Guns Optional

Philip Brown — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:00:52 +0000

When you’re an Oscar-winning movie star who headlines as few films as Sean Penn, it starts to feel like a minor event every time you bother to grace the screen. Sure, at this point Penn’s probably as well known for being an annoying public figure as he is an actor, but he can still act...

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Now Playing: Mixed ‘Counsel’

Luke Hickman — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:00:59 +0000

After blindly walking into ‘The Counselor’ with absolutely no knowledge of the story, aware only that it was written as Pulitzer Prize-winner Cormac McCarthy’s first original screenplay, I had to chew on it a long while before making up my mind. After several hours and much discussion with fellow critic friends, I’ve come to the...

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‘Skyfall’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:00:08 +0000

Last week, we offered you the chance to win the James Bond blockbuster ‘Skyfall’ on Blu-ray. After pouring through the entries, we’ve finally picked a winner. Read on to find out which of our lucky readers will receive a free copy of the disc! As explained in the original post, our challenge was to provide...

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Post-Oscar Contest – Win ‘Skyfall’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:19 +0000

Good morning, readers! Did you stay up too late watching the Oscars last night? Yeah, me too. Would a good contest perk you up a little? That’s great, because we’re giving away one of the biggest Blu-ray releases of the year. Read on after the page break for your chance to win the James Bond...

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Why I Thought ‘Skyfall’ Sucked

Luke Hickman — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:00:37 +0000

The latest James Bond film ‘Skyfall’ has opened, and is already crushing franchise box office records and exceeding fans’ expectations. Between commenters here on The Bonus View and personal friends, I’ve only come in contact with three people who, like me, disagree with the majority, and find ‘Skyfall’ to be not only a lackluster Bond...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 5/31/11 – What’s It Going to Be Then, Eh?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:00:02 +0000

Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. Are you ready for a bit of the old ultraviolence? Viddy well, my brothers, for surely the Blu-rays this week are gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. All right, maybe most of the week’s new releases are the usual mixed bag, but a handful of titles stand out as...

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‘Dark Tower’ Adaptation Faces Uncertain Future

Luke Hickman — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:04 +0000

Fans of Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’ series have been asking for a big screen adaptation for years. Universal Studios officially announced a unique plan for the project back in November, but just when fans finally thought that they were sure to see their wish come true, a huge wrench has been thrown into the gears....

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Mid-Week Oscar Poll: Best Actor 2011

Josh Zyber — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:00:04 +0000

February is Oscars Month here at The Bonus View. Let’s kick things off with a poll about your predictions for this year’s Best Actor award. We’re going to divide this into two separate polls. In the first, tell us which actor you predict the Academy will give the award to. This has nothing to do...

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