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Movie Diary (spiel within, not spoiler free) pt.ii (24 movies items)"-Hole: how she made friends with them to get NY game totally skipped over. -Love Jessica Chastain and the character's personality keeps the movie very watchable. -Idris Elba's impassioned defense of her just seems to come too much out of left field. It's obvious he comes to admire and care about her but the sweetness of that almost doesn't fit the tone of the movie. Or else, seems to attempt to hammer you over the head with 'this character is a good person'... It just seemed like the movie sud"
Film Journal 2018 (179 movies items)"140 minutes of Sorkin-ass Sorkin works better than you'd expect but this is still rather fuddled and seems only to exist to feed his ego as he's strongly projecting on the protagonist. It's entertaining enough at times but eh. Finnish critique probably incoming."
Movies Viewed in 2018 (361 movies items)"First-rate drama from Aaron Sorkin as Jessica Chastain stars as Molly Bloom, a woman who became the Poker Princess with a series of high-stakes games that links her with the Russian mafia. Based on a true story, it crackles with Sorkin's signature use of dialogue to examine the characters. Superb performances from all especially from the two leads, who are on sparkling form. A tad too long and too much techno-babble but on the whole outstanding."
The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards (33 movies items)"2 NOMS Jessica Chastain Best Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin "
January to February 2018 Tomatometer Predictions (16 movies items)"Tomatometer Guess: 70%. Actual Score: 81%. Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut is a sharp, suspenseful, intriguing, and well-acted feature that shows that the talented writer shows no sign of losing his touch."
Watched in 2017: Movies
Preliminary 2017 Academy Awards Predictions (21 movies items)"1.Sally Hawkins- The Shape of WaterGuaranteed a nomination, and will likely go neck and neck with #2 for the win. It'll just depend which movie has more heat. 2.Frances McDormand- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriLock. 3.Meryl Streep- The PostMeryl Streep in a Spielberg movie = yet another Oscar nomination. 4.Saoirse Ronan- Lady BirdRonan is yet again getting superb reviews for her work in Lady Bird. I wouldn't call her a lock yet, the film's stock could plummet over the course of the"
My trips to the cinema 2017 (164 movies items)"SCREENING: Q&A (Aaron Sorkin), Preview DATE: December 8th CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"
BradWesley123's Movie Screenshots: Vol. 15 (50 movies items)" Director: Aaron Sorkin Cinematographer: Charlotte Bruus Christensen Other Images "
