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review: zero dark thirty

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By Chris Robinson on 1/12/2012 By any standard, the hunt for Osama bin Laden is one of the most incredible true-life stories of all time. An obscenely wealthy Saudi oil magnate drinks […]

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review: the hobbit

January 5, 2013by robinsonhero Leave a comment

By Chris Robinson on 1/04/2013 With his Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson used his talents for filmmaking wizardry and engrossing storytelling to expertly bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous novels to life. […]

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review: hitchcock

December 20, 2012by robinsonhero Leave a comment

By Chris Robinson on 12/20/2012 If you like vanilla ice cream then you will probably like Hitchcock. Some films are ambitious projects seeking to convey deep truths about the human condition, or […]

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review: anna karenina

December 7, 2012by robinsonhero 2 Comments

By Chris Robinson on 12/07/2012 How much do you enjoy watching Keira Knightley pout? Director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice) is evidently very fond of it, as he fills what seems like […]

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review: life of pi

November 27, 2012by robinsonhero 1 Comment

By Chris Robinson on 11/27/2012 Life of Pi – the book – was supposed to be unfilmable: escape from a sinking cargo ship, floating carnivorous islands, flying fish, phosphorescent whales, and life […]

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review: flight

November 23, 2012by robinsonhero Leave a comment

By Chris Robinson on 11/23/2012 Flight opens with the raw, naked aftermath of a drug-fueled late night encounter.  The physical nudity is relatively brief, but the intimacy lingers: throughout the movie, the […]

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review: lincoln

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By Chris Robinson on 11/20/2012 With Lincoln, the once unimpeachable Steven Spielberg announces his return to center stage. Having not made a really relevant film since 2005’s Munich, Spielberg, who in recent […]

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review: chasing mavericks

November 16, 2012by robinsonhero Leave a comment

By Chris Robinson on 11/16/2012 Some stories get made into movies again and again, no matter how many times they’ve been done before (think Superman, Batman, or that movie where the house […]

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review: skyfall

November 12, 2012by robinsonhero Leave a comment

By Chris Robinson on 11/12/2012 Skyfall is the 23rd installment in the James Bond series, and marks the 50-year anniversary of the franchise. To celebrate, director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) has decided […]

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review: argo

October 30, 2012by robinsonhero Leave a comment

By Chris Robinson on 10/30/2012 Two years ago, Ben Affleck directed and starred in a critically acclaimed heist thriller based on real events. Set in a part of the world most Americans […]

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