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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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Release: Friday, November 9, 2018 (limited)  →Netflix Written by: Joel Coen; Ethan Coen  Directed by: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen For a fleeting moment The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the new Coen brothers film -- a big shiny red apple waiting to be plucked from the ever-growing Netflix tree -- was also available for more traditional consumption in theaters. But who … Continue reading The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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Month in Review: October ’18

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To encourage a bit more variety in my blogging posts and to help distance this site from the one of old, I’m installing this monthly post where I summarize the previous month’s activity in a wraparound that will hopefully give people the chance to go back and find stuff they might have missed, as well … Continue reading Month in Review: October ’18

Isle of Dogs

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Release: Friday, April 13, 2018 →Theater Written by: Wes Anderson Directed by: Wes Anderson When it comes to Wes Anderson, 'more of the same' is absolutely a compliment. I don't find myself saying that about many other filmmakers. Now nine films deep into a career that has netted him an ever-growing, passionate and devoted fanbase it is clear … Continue reading Isle of Dogs

Kong: Skull Island

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Release: Friday, March 10, 2017 [Theater] Written by: Dan Gilroy; Max Borenstein; Derek Connolly Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts becomes the latest to cash in on the recent trend of indie directors gone Hollywood, going from The Kings of Summer to a blockbuster that reimagines the king of the apes in all its primal glory in Kong: … Continue reading Kong: Skull Island

The Accountant

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Release: Friday, October 14, 2016 [Theater] Written by: Bill Dubuque Directed by: Gavin O'Connor In Gavin O'Connor's new film Ben Affleck plays a small-town certified public accountant with a keen interest in some very private accounts. Sure, he's good with numbers but he's even better with bullets (and belts, seemingly). This is a guy who doesn't sleep with … Continue reading The Accountant

Hell and Back

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Release: Friday, October 2, 2015 [Netflix] Written by: Tom Gianas; Hugh Sterbakov; Zeb Wells Directed by: Tom Gianas; Ross Shuman Hell and Back is the result of a very goofy experiment. It manifests as Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman's crude mash-up of Beavis and Butthead's juvenile sense of humor with Team America's suggestive (offensive?) usage of stop-motion animation. The … Continue reading Hell and Back

Triple 9

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Release: Friday, February 26 ,2016 [Theater] Written by: Matt Cook Directed by: John Hillcoat Triple 9 could be a really great film. I'm not saying that to be facetious or hypothetical, like, "I have all these suggestions to make it better and here's how you do it," or "I'm seeing this tonight and I hope it's going to be … Continue reading Triple 9