Tag: Jennifer Lawrence

Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.0

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Whenever a popular novel is adapted to the screen, I make a point of staying away from the book until after I’ve seen the…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 4.0

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

With Disney, Sony, and Warner Bros all branching out their comics licenses into multi-property blockbuster series, it comes as no surprise that Fox would…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 4.5

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

If I didn’t already know coming in that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was adapted from an established literary trilogy, I probably wouldn’t have…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 4.5

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Most movies dealing with mental illness portray it in one of two fashions: as kooky personality quirks to be embraced and even celebrated or…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

House at the End of the Street (2012)

To me, House at the End of the Street comprises two distinct cinematic experiences. One pertains to the thoughtful horror flick intended by director…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 4.5

The Hunger Games (2012)

As the end credits of The Hunger Games rolled before me, a question came to mind: with this story on the shelves since 2008,…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.0

X-Men: First Class (2011)

To this day, my face makes a slight frown whenever I watch the opening montage in X-Men (2000), which credits Stan Lee for creating…

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