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Insightful Perspectives on Upper East Side Movies

Friday, April 18, 2014

Nymphomaniac Volume II

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            It is more obvious now that writer/director Lars van Trier originally made a single four hour film cut up for U.S. distributio...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Raid 2

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         Gareth Evans does it all...screenwriter, director, choreography and producer but it's star Iko Uwais that you will never forg...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Draft Day

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    Kevin Costner and sports films always make a great combination and "Draft Day" scores a touchdown, especially if you are a fo...
Saturday, April 05, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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     Credit screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely for a terrific script that turns a superhero movie into a political spy th...
Sunday, March 30, 2014

NOAH

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     Writer/ director Darren Aronofsky bring us his own personal vision of the biblical story of Noah and the ark. It is a polarizing film ...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Nymphomaniac Volume I

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        The latest self indulgent therapy from writer/director Lars van trier.  It's a unique one of a kind film that can only come fr...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

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   Written and directed by Wes Anderson, this is probably his most fully realized and mainstream film. It has his usual whimsical charm , a...
Sunday, March 09, 2014

300: Rise of an Empire

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        Billed as a sequel to "300", the film actually takes place at the same time and just after the outcome of that story. Loo...
Saturday, March 08, 2014

Non-Stop

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        Liam Neeson has become the action hero of February. Since "Taken", he has become the go to actor to save the February mov...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Omar

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     This is the new foreign thriller from director Hany Abu-Assad ( Paradise Now ).  Omar is a   Palestinian baker who becomes an informan...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

The Monuments Men

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   Co-written for the screen, directed by and starring George Clooney, this is a really interesting true story of World War II unfortunate...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

Big Bad Wolves

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          An Israeli crime thriller that is equal parts Hitchcock and Tarantino, suspenseful and definitely not for the squeamish.     ...

Philomena

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        Inspired by true events, this Oscar nominated drama is at times quite charming, humorous, quirky and yet filled with moments of s...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

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          Cashing in on a familiar character, author Tom Clancy's  hero is rebooted back to his roots in this new spy thriller. Many n...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Lone Survivor

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     The title kind of gives it away but this film is about the journey, not the destination. Based on a true memoir of a combat mission go...
Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Best and Worst of 2013

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Best of 2013- 1) American Hustle -Simply great film on every level. Smart, funny, and brilliantly acted. 2) Nebraska - Beautifully shot in...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Wolf of Wall Street

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      Director Martin Scorsese channels his inner Brian DePalma and creates his own "Scarface" minus the guns. This new parable o...

August: Osage County

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     Director John Wells adapts Tracy Letts' Pulitzer prize winning play for the big screen with an all star cast and a screenplay by M...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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     Ben Stiller directs and stars in this re-imagined version of James Thurber's short story. It's the perfect film for the holid...
Friday, December 27, 2013

47 Ronin

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        Another attempt at Hollywood to remake a Japanese classic that ultimately disappoints. First time director, Carl Rinsch fails to g...
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