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Patriots Day Review

Nick Clement9 years ago2 years ago04 mins

Director Peter Berg had a banner year in 2016. He first released his disaster movie epic Deepwater Horizon in September, and most recently, his late December release, the Boston Marathon bombing drama has gone into nationwide expansion in the states with a worldwide release to follow. Tobias A. Schliessler’s outstanding and highly visceral…

Hell Or High Water Review

Nick Clement9 years ago5 years ago02 mins

Hell or High Water is easily my second favorite movie of the year, not far behind the hard to classify gem Midnight Special. Of course Peter Berg produced (and was at one point attached to direct) this shit-kicking, dusty, Texas-set tale of brotherly love and bank robbing. It’s nothing revolutionary, but rather, underrated filmmaker David…