Showing posts with label James Franco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Franco. Show all posts
Friday, December 7, 2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: Minor-key melodramas

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs  (2018) •  View trailer   3.5 stars. Rated R for strong violence By  Derrick Bang  •  Originally published in  ...
Friday, December 23, 2016

Why Him? — Why bother?

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Why Him?  (2016) •  View trailer   2.5 stars. Rated R, for sexual candor, vulgarity and relentless profanity By  Derrick Bang A modest ho...
Friday, April 17, 2015

True Story: In their dreams

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True Story  (2015) •  View trailer   Two stars. Rated R, for profanity and disturbing content By  Derrick Bang  •  Originally published in  ...
Friday, July 18, 2014

Third Person: Provocative points of view

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Third Person   (2014) •  View trailer   3.5 stars. Rated R, for profanity, nudity and sensuality By  Derrick Bang  •  Originally published ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

This Is the End: Out with a whimper

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This Is the End   (2013) •  View trailer   Two stars. Rating: R, and quite generously, for pervasive profanity and drug use, violence, gore,...
Friday, March 8, 2013

Oz, the Great and Powerful: Enchanting trip down the yellow brick road

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Oz, the Great and Powerful   (2013) •  View trailer   Four stars. Rating: PG, and rather generously, for considerable fantasy peril, scary s...
Thursday, December 4, 2008

Milk: Standing tall

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Milk  (2008) •  View trailer for Milk Four stars (out of five). Rating: R, for profanity, sexual candor and brief violence By  Derrick Ban...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

Nights in Rodanthe: Contrived nonsense

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Nights in Rodanthe (2008) •  View trailer for Nights in Rodanthe Three stars (out of five). Rating: PG-13, and quite needlessly, for mild ...
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Pineapple Express: A total lemon

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Pineapple Express  (2008) •  View trailer for Pineapple Express One star (out of five). Rating: R, for drug use, violence and relentless pr...