MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Sports Docudrama/ Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, David Calder, Stephen Mangan, Natalie Dormer/ Runtime: 123 minutes From the theatrical trailer, it would appear that when Rush was released, Ron Howard’s first directorial project since 2011 at the time was…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Ford v. Ferrari
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Docudrama/ Stars: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon/ Runtime: 152 minutes I feel that it must be said, but before he decided to take a couple of dips in the comic-book pond courtesy of…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Platoon
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: War/ Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Reggie Johnson, Mark Moses, Corey Glover, Johnny Depp, Bob Orwig, Corkey Ford, Richard Edson, Tony Todd, Dale Dye/ Runtime: 120 minutes I feel that it goes without…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: When a Stranger Calls “06”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Horror/ Stars: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy, David Denman, Derek de Lint, Kate Jennings Grant, Tessa Thompson, Madeline Carroll, Clark Gregg; Voices of: Lance Henriksen, Lillie West/ Runtime: 87 minutes I am now convinced more than ever that PG-13, 9 times out of…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Doctor Sleep
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Horror/ Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe, Cliff Curtis, Zackary Momoh, Jacob Tremblay/Runtime: 152 minutes Ever since its publication all the way back in that far-off, and far-gone year of 2013, I…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Snowman “2017”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Crime Drama-“Thriller”/ Stars: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, J.K. Simmons, Val Kilmer (!), Toby Jones, Jonas Karlsson, James D’Arcy, Chloe Sevigny/ Runtime: 119 minutes *sigh well I hope you are all happy movie goers. I say that because I am starting off this review by…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Thor: Ragnarok
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Action-Comedy/ Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch; Voices of: Taika Waititi, Clancy Brown/Runtime: 130 minutes I feel it is safe to say that when you really stop to think about it…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: 1984 “84” (How appropriate)
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Sci-Fi Drama/ Stars: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Andrew Wilde/ Runtime: 113 minutes I have found that it seems to always be difficult for Hollywood to make a proper movie adaptation of a novel be it classic or recent.…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Fly “86”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Sci-Fi Horror/ Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson/Runtime: 96 minutes I feel it is fair to start this review off by saying that remakes really are a tricky business. Indeed whether it be due to audiences and their fond remembrance for…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Planet of the Apes “68”
MPAA Rating: G/ Genre: Sci-Fi/ Stars: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Robert Gunner, Jeff Burton/ Runtime: 112 minutes In hindsight, it really does seem that the far-gone year of 1968 really was something of a milestone year for cinematic science fiction.…