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The Outpost’s gritty realism shows America’s war in Afghanistan
SR Staley August 26, 2021
As America ends its formal 20-year combat commitment to Afghanistan, viewers might find The Outpost…
Posted in Action - Thriller, Books, Film Reviews, Films, Genre, Historical (Actual) Tagged 2020, action, Afghanistan War, Combat Outpost Keating, film reviews, historical, movie review, Orlando Bloom, The Outpost
Review: The Florida Project is a brilliant look into families on the edge
SR Staley November 21, 2017
My movie review of The Florida Project, a brilliant film by Sean Baker made with an…
Posted in Drama, Film making, Film Reviews, Films, Independent Institute Tagged 2017, drama, film reviews, homelessness, movie review, Sean Baker, The Florida Project
Movie Review: A United Kingdom
SR Staley April 6, 2017
I take an in-depth look at the very well acted British film A United Kingdom in…
Posted in Adventure, Drama, Film Reviews, Films, Historical (Actual), Independent Institute Tagged 2017, A United Kingdom, adventure, bechuanaland, botswana, david oyelowo, drama, film reviews, historical, movie reviews, racism, rosamund pike
Review: Logan shows superhero action movies can also have soul
SR Staley March 7, 2017
My movie review of Logan is up at the Independent Institute! This is a film…
Review: La La Land entertains with music, dance, and substance
SR Staley January 6, 2017
The contemporary romantic dance musical La La Land continues to post strong earnings at the…
Posted in Characters development, Film Reviews, Films, writing and storytelling Tagged Damien Chazelle, emma stone, film reviews, La La Land, musical, ryan gosling
How to fix Jack Reacher
SR Staley November 26, 2016
I recently saw the Tom Cruise action film Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. The movie…
Posted in Books, Characters development, Film Reviews, Films, Keys to Success Tagged character development, film critique, film reviews, jack reacher, storytelling, tom cruise