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Tag: drama

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50/50

October 10, 2011March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

The odds you’ll be weeping before this movie ends.

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Real Steel

October 8, 2011February 10, 2016JimComment(1)

Real stupid.

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The Tree of Life

October 2, 2011February 10, 2016JimComment(0)

Root rot.

Moneyball
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Moneyball

September 30, 2011October 3, 2012JimComments(2)

What if Brad Pitt played you in real life? Ok, that never happens. But Brad Pitt playing my father; that’s what Moneyball feels like to me.

Dolphin Tale
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Dolphin Tale

September 30, 2011January 21, 2012JimComment(1)

Oh, crap. We forgot to shoot the love story. Eh, screw it; it’s too long anyway.

The Help
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The Help

September 24, 2011January 10, 2012JimComment(0)

Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer are all almost certain locks for Oscar nominations – I have no problem with this, nor should you.

Contagion
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Contagion

September 24, 2011March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

Wow. This thing has spread like … wildfire? Cancer? Mayonnaise? No, that’s not it. Just wait. I’ll get it.

Abduction
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Abduction

September 23, 2011February 28, 2013JimComment(0)

Only thing abducted here was the admission price.

Drive
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Drive

September 22, 2011February 10, 2016JimComment(0)

Uh oh. A phone call. Ryan Gosling might have to [Gasp!] speak words.

Sarah's Key
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Sarah’s Key

September 22, 2011July 13, 2013JimComment(1)

Finally. An answer to ‘what’s a velodrome?’ and ‘what would it look like if there were actually people in it?’

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