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MOVIE REVIEW: Mine
MOVIE REVIEW: Mine

Isolated survival films have an immense draw.  Our self-preservation instincts kick in and we, as the audience, cannot help but hypothetically put ourselves in the same conundrum as the main character.  Often these films delve into the preciousness of the life and dabble in the “what does it all mean” direction to pull even more thought and emotion.  A few metaphors dipped in symbolism make for nice touches.  Regrettably, the peril grinder of “Mine” pounds its not-so-thinly-veiled metaphors repeatedly and insufferably into the ground.

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2017, 2 STARS, Independent Film, MOVIE REVIEW, Video on DemandDon Shanahan2016, 2017, 2017 Spring Movies, VOD, Video On Demand, Video on Demand, Mine, Armie Hammer, Fabio Guaglione, Fabio Resinaro, Sergi Villanova, Luca Balboni, Andrea Bonini, Fuerteventura, Spain, Canary Islands, Nocturnal Animals, The Birth of a Nation, Free Fire, Tom Cullen, Annabelle Wallis, Geoff Bell, Clint Dwyer, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Mummy, The Other Half, Downton Abbey, Survival films, 127 Hours, Castaway, Buried, MoonComment
COLUMN: The 10 Best Films of 2016
COLUMN: The 10 Best Films of 2016

I’ll have you know that this is the latest this website has ever posted a “10 Best” list in its six-plus year history.  I want to say that 2016 exhausted me, but it didn’t.  “Every Movie Has a Lesson” published a personal-best 114 film reviews in 2016.  Even after a record year, there is part of me that sits here and knows there was room for more.  The to-do list of recommended films and overdue titles is never empty.  

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MOVIE REVIEW: Nocturnal Animals
MOVIE REVIEW: Nocturnal Animals

The leap for every filmmaker is translating their creative eye to the cinematic medium.  Hitchcock’s feverish writing fed his mise-en-scene and attention to detail.  Spielberg grew his outdoor sense of adventure to the highest possibilities and beyond.  With an eye for the cultured human form and colorful finery, Tom Ford saturates every edge of his films with ornate style.  The man is never boring and neither is one iota of “Nocturnal Animals,” Ford’s second feature film and a cage-rattling psychological thriller.

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2016, 5 STARS, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanAMC 600 North Michigan2016, 2016 Holiday Movies, Nocturnal Animals, Tom Ford, Abel Korzeniowski, Seamus McGarvey, Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Laura Linney, Hell or High Water, Youth, Jane Fonda, Arrival, Isla Fisher, Ellie Bamber, Austin Wright, Tony and Susan, Armie Hammer, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Max Cady, Cape Fear, Neo-noir, Fifty Shades of Grey, life lessons from films, life lessons from film, life lessons from movies, life lessons, Life lessons, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, Oscar contenders, Golden Lion Award, Venice Film Festival, psychological thriller, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a LessonComment