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Tag Archives: Garrett Hedlund
December 2017 Viewing Diary
Supernatural, Season 11 (2015-16) What an incredible season, right up until the moment …. it was not an incredible season. I hadn’t re-watched in its entirety since it aired, although I cherry-picked favorite episodes to re-watch (of which there are … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged Coen brothers, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, documentary, Elizabeth Taylor, France, Garrett Hedlund, Georgia, Jack Kerouac, Jean Renoir, Jeremy Renner, John Huston, Julie Harris, Kentucker Audley, Margaret Atwood, Marlon Brando, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Gere, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Supernatural, women directors, Zodiac
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Films I Loved in 2017
… and if I’ve written about them, I’ll include links. My “Top 10′ is included over at Ebert but I’m honestly not into rankings. Silly to do with art. Here are some of the films I’ve loved. And I missed … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Agnes Varda, Angelina Jolie, animation, Aubrey Plaza, Ben Stiller, comedy, coming of age, Cristian Mungiu, documentary, drama, Dustin Hoffman, Emily Dickinson, England, France, Garrett Hedlund, Georgia, Greta Gerwig, Harry Dean Stanton, historical drama, Ireland, Kristen Stewart, Martin Scorsese, Matthias Schoenaerts, Meryl Streep, musicals, Paul Thomas Anderson, religious movies, Romania, sci-fi, Sofia Coppola, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Terrence Malick, Tiffany Haddish, Tom Hanks, Turkey, women directors
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Great Performances of 2017: Rogerebert.com
The group of regular critics at Rogerebert.com weighed in on what we consider to be some of the Great Performances of 2017. It was my great pleasure to write about Garrett Hedlund’s performance in Mudbound (streaming on Netflix: you need … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Garrett Hedlund, Harry Dean Stanton, Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton
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The Individual Top Tens of 2017: Roger Ebert
Granted, this list is enormous: everyone who writes for Rogerebert.com submitted their own personal Top 10s. They’re all listed here. Some have commentary (mine does), others don’t. To those who feel baffled as to what to see, what to look … Continue reading
10 Best Films of 2017: Rogerebert.com
From our critics’ poll, the Rogerebert.com editors compiled the 10 Best Films of 2017. I wrote the “blurb” for Personal Shopper, and it was a pleasure to do so. But check out the whole list, plus commentary from all our … Continue reading
More 2017 Movies For Your Radar
Here’s Part 1. Director/Writer: Noah Baumbach U.S. release date: October 13, 2017 U.K. release date: TBD The film is streaming on Netflix now. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Marvel and Grace Van Patten – it’s a true … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Stiller, comedy, drama, Dustin Hoffman, Garrett Hedlund, historical drama, women directors
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013); Directed by the Coen Brothers
I don’t even know where to begin with this profound swoon of a movie. Glenn Kenny’s review over at Ebert is a great place to start. First off: Where the hell has Garrett Hedlund been all my life? He’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged Coen brothers, drama, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake, musicals, reviews
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