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MOVIE REVIEW: Burnt
MOVIE REVIEW: Burnt

Due entirely to his talent and appeal, two hours of Bradley-being-Bradley works and the film will rightly entertain at an acceptable superficial level.  The subject is simple and the the risk is low.  The food is pretty, the ensemble is smooth, and the cliches are pre-made.  While "Burnt" offers a flourish or two to spark a little extra entertainment, it is far from the grass roots personal touch and smaller scale passion that was Favreau's "Chef" a year ago.  "Burnt" is, in essence, more elitist and that requires you to be impressed, but only at a distance.

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2015, 3 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanShowPlace ICON XBurnt, John Wells, Bradley Cooper, Steven Knight, Michael Kalesniko, Derek Cianfrance, David Fincher, Black List, Hollywood Black List, August: Osage County, ER, Chef, John Favreau, Movies about food, Daniel Bruhl, Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Michael Rhys, Gordon Ramsey, American Sniper, film commentary, movie commentary, film review, movie review, life lessons from film, life lessons from movies, life lessons from films, Franklin Leonard, Every Movie Has a Lesson, Don Shanahan, Donald Shanahan, 2015 Fall Movies, 2015 Holiday MoviesComment
COLUMN: 2015 Fall Movie Preview
COLUMN: 2015 Fall Movie Preview

After the traditional summer movie season of blockbusters, the following fall movie season tends to be a lull and a letdown before the next round of event films and the awards contenders fill up the months of November and December.  September is normally filled with rejects that weren't big enough for summer and not good enough for the holidays.  With Halloween capping October, the darker stuff tends to fill that month.  That's been the trend but the climate is shifting like the season.  It is with great surprise that this fall movie season, on paper, is shaping up to be truly legitimate.  

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2015, Editorial, ColumnDon ShanahanNo Escape, Janes Got a Gun, The Transporter: Refueled, Sleeping with Other People, The Visit, Black Mass, Captive, Everest, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Pawn Sacrifice, Sicario, Hotel Transylvania 2, Stonewall, The Intern, The Disappointments Room, Before I Wake, The Walk, The Martian, Pan, Steve Jobs, Masterminds, Bridge of Spies, Crimson Peak, Goosebumps, Truth, Burnt, The Last Witch Hunter, Jem and the Holograms, Rock the Kasbah, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimensoion, Scout's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, A Walk in the Woods, Triple 9, Victor Frankenstein, KidnapComment
CHECKLIST: 2015 Fall Movie Calendar
CHECKLIST: 2015 Fall Movie Calendar

Thank you for all of your patience with my long month of August travel for work.  Things are slowing down and I'll be catching up soon.  Looking ahead, the 2015 fall movie season is just around the corner.  My full and complete preview will be coming soon, but here's a calendar and checklist of the upcoming season's releases.  Print this, slap it on the fridge, or fill you calendar!

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2015, ColumnDon Shanahan2015 Fall Movies, 2015 Fall Movie Preview, No Escape, The Transporter: Refueled, A Walk in the Woods, Sleeping with Other People, The Visit, Black Mass, Captive, Everest, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Pawn Sacrifice, Sicario, Hotel Transylvania 2, Stonewall, The Intern, The Disappointments Room, Before I Wake, The Walk, The Martian, London Has Fallen, Victor Frankenstein, Pan, Steve Jobs, Kidnap, Masterminds, Bridges of Spies, Crimson Peak, Goosebumps, Truth, Burnt, The Last Witch Hunter, Jem and the Holograms, Rock the Kasbah, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimensoion, Our Brand is Crisis, Scout's Guide to the Zombie ApocalypseComment