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Film Review - JANET PLANET (2023): Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler Play a Mother and Daughter to Perfection in a Deep Dramatic Film https://film-book.com/film-review-janet-planet-2023-julianne-nicholson-and-zoe-ziegler-play-a-mother-and-daughter-to-perfection-in-a-deep-dramatic-film/?feed_id=138939&_unique_id=6689cb79d7526

[wherever-i-look-blog]

The Merchant (2023) - Movie Review (with Spoilers) https://tinyurl.com/28bv7lo4

[n0nb1narycode]

Blu Christmas Holiday Movie Asplosion 2022! ⛄ Chapter 20: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas 🦌 This movie is just, very silly, and pretty funny, and a just a good bit of absurd ridiculous fun. Also, I think Thomas Lennon is probably the true highlight. But then, he's kinda the highlight of anything he's in. 🌲 ❄️ 🎄 🎅 #aVeryHaroldAndKumarChristmas #2011 #JohnCho #KalPenn #NeilPatrickHarris (#NPH ) #ThomasLennon #DannyTrejo #EliasKoteas #PattonOswalt #DavidKrumholtz #DanaDeLorenzo #RZA #BluChristmasHolidayMovieAsplosion2022 #iLoveMovies #christmasmovies #holidaymovies #xmas #christmasspecials #holidayfilms #holidays #movies #christmas #iLoveChristmas #blurays #bluray #MovieNerd #abluchristmas #christmasfilms #christmasmoviemarathon . https://www.instagram.com/p/CmN2gOyOGKyxftkTNjrjWcezhF3qiwXMQWZYVo0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my 90's Fest Movie 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 marathon...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (1990) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #actionadventure #comicbookmovies #superheromovies #teenagemutantninjaturtles #TMNT #Raphael #Michaelangelo #donatello #leonardo #judithhoag #joshpais #BrianTochi #EliasKoteas #robbierist #coreyfeldman #leiftilden #SamRockwell #michaelturney #erniereyesjr #vintage #VHS #90s #90sfest #durandurantulsas4thannual90sfest

[5021george-jayhalstead]

Al and Jay, a great team

Al doesn't ask questions, he's there to support Jay when he needs it

Chicago PD

Episode 1x10

"At Least it's Justice"

#jesseleesoffer

#eliaskoteas

#jayhalstead

#alvinolinsky

#chicagopd

#onechicago

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[tmnt-cometolife]

Hey, @judithhoagofficial, you’ve been in our hearts for 31 years; now you’ll be on our shelves as well. I was able to snag @necaofficial’s limited signature edition of April O’Neil this morning (pre-order, due in August) and I’m over the moon about it. Yes, I did notice unmasked Casey with @eliaskoteas’ face in that picture. That is awesome. Let’s see when we’ll be able to get him. #teenagemutantninjaturtles #tmnt #tmntcometolife #tmntmovie #tmntmovie1990 #tmnt1990 #tmnttoys #tmntactionfigures #toys #actionfigures #apriloneil #neca #necatoys #necaofficial #necatmnt #judithhoag #eliaskoteas #toycommunity #toycollector #toyphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/COMXB4cAwUk/?igshid=27n7b63sz131

[adamwatchesmovies]

Defendor (2009)

Defendor isn't a bad film; it's just missing something to make it stand out. There are moments where its individuality shows but when it comes to the comedic bits, it's too often “been there, done that”.

Arthur Poppington (Woody Harrelson) is a mentally challenged man who dresses up as the vigilante “Defendor” at night. Determined to defeat his nemesis “Captain Industry”, Arthur repeatedly gets in trouble with the law as he attempts to fight crime using a costume and gadgets. When he befriends a young prostitute, Angel (Kat Dennings), she reveals to him that she knows where his archenemy lives. Actually, she’s just using him to get drug money and a place to stay.

The basic premise of this film has been done before. Kick-Ass, Super, Mystery Men, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, even Watchmen - to a certain extent - deal with regular people who are noticeably disturbed and decide to put on a superhero costume. I’m not saying you couldn’t do a movie along these lines. It's just that at this point, this gimmick isn't enough.

Defendor is a comedic drama. Some of it works well. Harrelson is perfectly suited for his role. He’s got that look of a person that is kind of schlubby but not completely out of shape and he’s got the mannerisms of someone desperate to exorcise their demons down to a science. When the picture focuses on Arthur and his past tragedies, it’s completely believable. Writer/director Peter Stebbing isn't afraid to show how lonely and out of place he feels. That's real. So are the interactions between the various characters. In a lesser film, Angel would start by taking advantage of Arthur, only to fall in love with him by the end. When Defendor attempts to fight crime, the thugs he confronts are not the least bit intimidated by his rag-tag costume and violently assault him. Particularly good and genuine are the scenes with Paul (Michael Kelly). He helps bring some weight to the drama of the film. You can see why the talented actors were attracted to Defendor. Everyone delivers strong performances.

What isn’t as successful is the comedy and the ending, which are a mixed bag. The movie isn’t really funny, even when it’s attempting to be funny in a twisted way. Dark comedy could have helped make the drama that much more impactful. Instead, it's distracting. Then, the conclusion is just too neat and tidy. The place some of the characters ultimately go to is somewhat of a betrayal of everything we were shown earlier on top of feeling manufactured.

Defendor is ok. You can’t help compare it to other, similar, more successful films and in that entourage, it falls short too often to be worth more than a rental. That's how I'd recommend it; at home on your big TV. Who knows? You might even call it a pleasant surprise, particularly if you like the cast. (On DVD, September 20, 2015)

[doomonfilm]

Thoughts : Shutter Island (2010)

Of the numerous Martin Scorsese films that I’ve yet to see, Shutter Island has remained at the top of that list for quite some time.  Oddly enough, I’ve revisited a number of Scorsese’s other films since the release of Shutter Island, but for some reason, things never aligned personally in the right ways to drive me towards a viewing, even with ample opportunities.  After some coaxing from some close friends, however, I jumped into it, and I’ll be the first to admit that I messed up waiting so long to partake in this film.

The Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, located on the remote Shutter Island in the Boston Harbor, finds itself under investigation by U.S. Marshal Edward “Teddy” Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) for the escape of patient Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer).  The team docks on the island just as a storm arrives, sending their investigation immediately forward.  While examining Soldano’s room, Teddy finds a strange note, but his every attempt to interview staff and patients or investigate further is met with the resistance of Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley) and Dr. Jeremiah Naehring (Max von Sydow).  As the storm grows in intensity, Teddy and Chuck find themselves stranded on the island with no other choice but to investigate further, but as the investigation unfolds, Teddy begins to unravel a mystery bigger than any he intended for.

One of the many tools in the Scorsese toolkit is suspense, which he often infuses into other genres to great effect.  It makes sense, therefore, that his take on a purely suspense-driven narrative would be rich with multiple levels of interconnected mystery, be it a missing patient from an asylum in isolation, a secondary agenda in the form of a manhunt, or the mystery presented to the viewer of inconsistencies that make you question the validity of the reality you’re presented with.  Though based on a book, the narrative in the film is still presented in such a manner that the eventual turns are not obvious, which leads to a very bittersweet but satisfying payoff in the film’s final moments.

Shutter Island paints its picture with some of the most beautifully symbolic, poetic and stunning takes on post-traumatic stress and psychosis that I can recollect.  While each memory or key figure in Teddy’s life are given their own moments of reflection, many of these elements often blend with one another, and with reality, in very surreal (yet somehow direct) manners.

The use of German Expressionism and hyperreality help set the look and tone of the film, with chiaroscuro lighting, cavernous passageways and stairwells, skewed angles and shifts between rich and desaturated looks immediately putting viewers into an uneasy state of mind.  Costuming sets an easy to read visual hierarchy, with levels of madness or awareness immediately communicated by a business suit, nurse or orderly uniform, patient or prisoner uniform, or even nudity for the worst of the worst.  The military sequences are extremely well done, with their soft look juxtaposing the harsh reality the soldiers experienced, and how that display of inhumanity felt like a fall from grace into darkness.

Leonardo DiCaprio does some of the best subtle work of his career, capitalizing on the disjointed nature of the picture to counterbalance against the entirety of his belief, all the while letting the cracks show that make us question how in tune he truly is with the events going on around him.  Michelle Williams uses a soft, haunting approach to play off of DiCaprio’s manic nature, while Mark Ruffalo cleverly satellites around DiCaprio with hollow affirmations and odd expositional interjections laid out flatly.  Ben Kingsley and Max von Sydow both bring the stature and weight of their historic screen presences to their roles, which in turn sets them up as monumental figures in a world where character is often unclear.  Patricia Clarkson is a lightning rod of energy in her brief performance, serving as a sort of grounding element and centering point for DiCaprio’s character arc.  Ted Levine and John Carroll Lynch both use their imposing statures to their benefit, but each mirrors their respective leadership figure in very unique ways.  Elias Koteas, Robin Bartlett, Christopher Denham, Emily Mortimer and Jackie Earle Haley stand out in their roles as patients and inmates.

Some films make you feel foolish for taking so long to get around to them, and Shutter Island will certainly stand as a shining example of one of these films in my history.  It is the best Michelle Williams performance of her long career that I’ve seen, and for my money’s worth, it’s possibly the finest DiCaprio and Scorsese connection to date.

[goku20193]

#Leonardo #JoshPais #MichaelTurney #90sKids #PartnersInKryme #Donatello #KevinClash #AprilONeil #Raphael #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #CaseyJones #ToshishiroObata #FootClan #TurtlePower #DavidMcCharen #Michaelangelo #MichaelMcConnohie #Cowabunga #EliasKoteas #JamesSaito #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMovie #Shredder #JudithHoag #1990s #NewLineCinema #Tatsu #BrianTochi #DannyPennington #MasterSplinter https://www.instagram.com/p/ChKGEpjrXaiL0UmEsqATRLdzhbkQh7AxOgfXIE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[iprefermactavish]

Wayne Gretzky on steroids? #caseyjones #eliaskoteas #teenagemutantninjaturtles #tmnt #originalfunko #funko #funkos #funkopop #funkopops https://www.instagram.com/p/CfhIrXBjdTb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gk5fit3]

Blu-rayも持ってますが… 今日はMacとJBLでDVD。 https://amzn.to/3JMaUnh #ザシューター極大射程 #shooter #2007年製作 #126min #markwahlberg #michaelpeña #dannyglover #katemara #eliaskoteas #rhonamitra #radesherbedgia #nedbeatty (Yokosuka, Kanagawa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaT8oHKFt_0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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CHICAGO PD: Season 11, Episode 4: Escape TV Show Trailer [NBC] https://film-book.com/chicago-pd-season-11-episode-4-escape-tv-show-trailer-nbc/?feed_id=117606&_unique_id=65bd1523e5dea

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#january2022 #tmntmeme #caseyjones #eliaskoteas #facebookmemes #😂😂😂 #happynewyear2022 #newyear #2021recap #2021meme #2021memes #january #newyearsresolution #tmntedit #tmnt1990 #notmymeme #newyearnewme #lmao #roflmao (at Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYMpIO9lASI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[n0nb1narycode]

And onto a much more (comparatively) modern comedy, with considerably more NPH. ❄️ 🎄I'll Have a Blu Christmas Holiday Movie 'Asplosion 2021!🎄 💿 Chapter 30: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas 🎞️ Released in theaters as A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, and honestly, considering it's mostly a goofy crude comedy, I have to say it actually had some of the best use of 3D I'd seen in a theater. In any case, I enjoy it, and it this point barely even remember what happened in the previous 2 Harold & Kumar movies. ⛄ • • • • • #AVeryHaroldAndKumarChristmas #2011 (#aVeryHaroldAndKumar3DChristmas) #HaroldAndKumar #JohnCho #KalPenn #NeilPatrickHarris #NPH #Santa #DannyTrejo #EliasKoteas #ThomasLennon #DanaDeLorenzo #illHaveABluChristmasHolidayMovieAsplosion2021 #iLoveMovies #christmasmovies #holidaymovies #xmas #christmasspecials #holidayfilms #holidays #movies #christmas #iLoveChristmas #blurays #bluray #MovieNerd #abluchristmas #christmasfilms #christmasmoviemarathon (at Jersey City, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW9_YVXLFtx/?utm_medium=tumblr

[duranduratulsa]

Now showing on my 90's Fest Movie 🎥 marathon...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #actionadventure #comicbookmovies #teenagemutantninjaturtles #TMNT #Raphael #michaelangelo #donatello #leonardo #splinter #shredder #caseyjones #apriloneil #judithhoag #EliasKoteas #coreyfeldman #michaelturney #samrockwell #vintage #vhs #90s #90sfest #durandurantulsas3rdannual90sfest

[5021george-jayhalstead]

You know how much I love those two together

Chicago PD

Episode 1x15

"A Beautiful Friendship"

#jayhalstead

#alvinolinsky

#jayandalvin

#jesseleesoffer

#eliaskoteas

#chicagopd

#onechicago

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