‘I want you to be my VP,’ says George Bush (played by Sam Rockwell) to the former CEO, former Secretary of State and former White House Chief of Staff Dick Cheney (played by Christian Bale, wearing an impressive amount of prosthetics). Trying to sound casual in his response, he slowly but surely says ‘yes.’ He…
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Oscar Bait: The Death of Cinema?
The Academy Awards, or more simply known as Oscars, were first awarded in 1929, and now their 91st annual ceremony is right around the corner. Awards are given out for the year’s best film, acting, directing, writing, editing, cinematography… and the list goes on. Despite the Academy’s “dedication” to the filmmaking art, the real cultural…
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First Man – There’s a flag controversy? This movie’s great
Right from that opening sequence, this movie draws you in: Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) is in the cockpit of an X-15 on a test flight. Despite his face being hidden inside his helmet, you can sense his panic and it feels like you are there with him. The close-up shots give this cockpit a claustrophobic…