Tag: Gary Oldman
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308 – Basquiat
The Dudes enter the 1980’s New York art scene with 1996’s Basquiat. This biopic of Jean-Michel Basquiat chronicles his meteoric rise, and the affect it has on himself and those around him. The cast is unconventionally deep, where even the minor characters are played by A-listers. It’s worth your time, so get out your pink Read more
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236 – Hannibal
The Dudes experience fine dining in 2001’s Hannibal. This highly anticipated sequel to “The Silence of the Lambs” could never live up to expectations, but that doesn’t mean it lacks interesting ideas or quality craftsmanship. It just lacks about everything else. Still, the set pieces are absolutely wild, and Gary Oldman’s performance as Mason Verger Read more
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215 – Tiptoes
The Dudes patience is stretched far too taut with 2003’s Tiptoes, the insanely inappropriate outrage that entreats for the rights of Little People while casting a non-Little Person actor as a Little Person. Ugly, wrongheaded, shameful, and appalling, this legendarily terrible film is as rotten as movies get. It’s also called Tiptoes. For God’s sake Read more
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208 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Dudes visit Hogwarts for the first time with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! As the third film in the franchise, it develops a more mature tone while hanging on to some of the childish nature from the prior films. But does the film pull it off? Is Snape secretly in a metal Read more
