Tag: Rated R

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE 6TH FRIEND review

The 6th Friend was made on a very modest budget, with actors that wouldn’t be considered “A-listers”. Horror seems to be the one genre that gives these types of films the most chance for success. The built-in beauty with the genre is that the less you show, the more intriguing, and possibly frightful it can …

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Time for a Reel BEN IS BACK review

Peter Hedges has been slowly building is portfolio of works while trying to bring focus to the everyday struggles of the average American family. Guiding Steve Carell in Dan in Real Life (2007), Hedges brought a lighthearted, yet touching story about a widowed father trying to raise three girls. In The Odd Life of Timothy …

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Time for a Reel VICE review

While doing some mindless channel surfing this extended holiday weekend, I stumbled upon Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and The Other Guys (2010). My first thought went to how funny and entertaining Will Farrell was in each of these movies. Then I started to think about how funny of an actor he …

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Time for a Reel THE FAVOURITE review

In a time long before television programs such as Geraldo or The Jerry Springer Show and centuries before National Enquirer or TMZ, there existed a platform that was as scandalous as they come. If you were royalty, there was a 50/50 chance that skeletons and dark secrets were a daily occurrence. Rather than facing public …

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Time for a Reel MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS review

The battle for the crown has always been a bloodthirsty ordeal. No matter the era or countries involved, people die in droves as the wheels of dominance of one race, creed or religion wants to rise to the top. Sometimes those with the crown are only pawns in a more dastardly scheme where those in …

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Time for a Reel VOX LUX review

Brady Corbet, for the second time is his very young career, is set to release an award-worthy film that he has both written and directed. The early buzz for his latest release, Vox Lux, has grown to a feverish pitch after receiving several nominations at various foreign film festivals. With a pair of bigger names …

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Time for a Reel THE FRONT RUNNER review

The words politics and scandals go together like peanut butter and jelly. And like PB & J, if you’re not careful, things can get messy in an instant. U.S. Senator Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) seemingly had it all. He was a man on the rise, and after failing to get a presidential nomination for the …

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Time for a Reel THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS review

Joel and Ethan Coen, also commonly referred to as the Coen Brothers, are best known for the dark and twisted humor that they infuse into their movies without a care in the world. Offbeat is definitely a fitting adjective as their style is an acquired taste for many. Films such as Fargo (1996), The Big …

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Time for a Reel OVERLORD review

Whenever J.J. Abrams’ name is attached to a product, you just really never know what you’re going to be in for. One thing is for certain though, his works usually end up be a fun time for all in the theater. Ever since his early days on television as the mind behind ABC’s Lost hit …

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Time for a Reel THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB review

I’m only going to reference the full title to this movie one time for accuracy purposes and the pacification of some studio exec somewhere that thought an eleven word movie title would be somehow beneficial in a social media world of limited characters. The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story explores …