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Green Book

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, Apostle Paul, Barnabas, Don Shirley, Green Book, Mahershala Ali, racism, Road trip, South in the 60s, Viggo Mortensen

‘So if I’m not black enough and if I’m not white enough, then tell me, Tony, what am I?’ –

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Journey’s End

October 20, 2018October 21, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Asa Butterfield, Journey's End, Paul Bettany, R. C. Sherriff, Sam Claflin, Toby Jones, Tom Sturridge, World War I

The stories from World War I are worse than anything I have ever read. – Kerry Greenwood The creative inspiration for

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A Star is Born

October 17, 2018October 19, 2018 Russell Matthews #addiction, #astarisborn, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, A Star is Born, Barbara Streisand, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Love Story, Sam Elliott, Should actors direct? Music industry

‘And there’s one reason we’re supposed to be here is to say something so people want to hear. So you

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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

October 15, 2018 Russell Matthews #goosebumps, A Night in Terror Tower, Creepy Creatures, Dylan Minnette, Jack Black, Odeya Rush, One Day at HorrorLand, R.L. Stine, Rob Letterman, The Haunted Mask, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp

‘When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me,

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Bad Times at the El Royale

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Russell Matthews #badtimesattheelroyale, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Bad times at the El Royale, California, Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Drew Goddard, El Royale, Jeff Bridges, Nevada, Reno, What is up at Fox Studios?

One of the things that stands out about this film is the cool style. Director Drew Goddard utilises title cards

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First Man

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, Apollo 11, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Damien Chazelle, Did the moon landing actually occur? #firstman, First Man, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Ryan Gosling

The 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing has become a story of modern legends and has provided a multitude of storylines

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Venom

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Russell Matthews #marvel, #reeldialogue, #sony, #sonypictures, DId this film need to be made?, Eddie Brock, marvel comics, MCU, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Spider-man, Tom Hardy, Venom

Since the 2002 release of Spider-man, the superhero genre began to permeate cinemas and studios have been mining the depths

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The Seagull

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #theseagull, Annette Bening, Anton Chekhov, Billy Howle, Brian Dennehy, Corey Stoll, Depression, Elisabeth Moss, Mare Winningham, Saoirse Ronan, suicide, The Seagull

‘Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.’ Anton Chekhov The best

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American Animals

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 Russell Matthews #americananimals, #sundancefilmfestival, American Animals, Ann Dowd, Audubon, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Evan Peters, Heist, How do you plan a heist?, Jared Abrahams, The Birds of America

“ You’re taught your entire life that what you do matters and that you’re special. And that, there are things

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The Old Man & the Gun

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 Russell Matthews #robertredford, #theoldmanandthegun, Bank Robbery, Danny Glover, Escape Artist, Forrest Tucker, Jail break, Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, The Old Man & the Gun, The Old Time Gang

‘Storytelling is important. Part of human continuity.’ Robert Redford  Director David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) has the formidable task of handling

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