Laggies (Shelton, 2014)
Fresh on the heels of Begin Again, Knightley's turn here solidifies her status as my favorite A-list actress.
Tag: Keira Knightley
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Video: TIFF 2014 — The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game can't decide if it wants to be about Alan Turing's life or his work, so it does a little of both, neither particularly well.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — Now Available on DVD
The new Jack Ryan doesn't so much have greatness thrust upon him as shoved down his—and our—throat.
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Love Actually (Curtis, 2003) — 10 Years Later
Alas, no. No to all of it. No to it being a holiday film, a love film, a romantic film, or a feel good film. No, above all to it being truthful about the world we live in. No to the masses being smarter than the critics. No to some of the best actors of our generation elevating mediocre material. I still can't bring myself to hate this movie, but I do feel sympathy (and yes, if I'm honest, condescension) towards those who embrace it.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Verbinski, 2003) — 10 Years Later
I'll probably never win over the skeptics, and that's okay, but ten years later, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is still my favorite film from 2003.
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2011 Top 10
At various points in the year, I considered five different films for the top slot. Normally that might mean that there was no runaway film that I really fell in love with, but the opposite was true. The difficulty in picking just one was reflective of the different ways in which I adored each of these films.