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The Post (2017)

7.1 (45 Ratings) Rate It

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In the early 1970s, the journalists of the Washington Post attempt to publish the Pentagon Papers,...

Kay Graham Ben Bradlee Political thriller

Letters to a Spiritual Seeker

Henry David Thoreau and Bradley P. Dean

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The writing of Henry David Thoreau is as full of life today as it was when he published Walden one...

Rogues

George R.R. Martin

9.3 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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Commissioned by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these twenty-one all-original stories by a...

Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated War Dogs (2016) in Movies

Jul 20, 2017

War Dogs (2016)

2016 | Comedy, Drama

6.4

(7 Ratings)

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Good direction (3 more)

Scorsese influence

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Bradley Cooper

Fresher Than A Hangover

The craziest thing about this story is that it is based on two real life young men that made a fortune online becoming international arms dealers. Going in I expected a film similar to The Hangover, since it too was directed by Todd Phillips and both movies feature Bradley Cooper, however what I got was more of a Scorsese homage and in the best possible way. The story is narrated by Miles Teller’s character David Packouz, who acts as the audience surrogate, (the Henry Hill of this movie,) we are taken on this ride from his perspective and he narrates the whole thing. This alone is a trait borrowed from the great Martin Scorsese, but when the film also features freeze framing and quotes being used to begin chapters it is clear what this film is trying to be, but I admire its blatancy and if there is someone that you should take from when crafting a film, it is Martin Scorsese. Efraim Diveroli is played by Jonah Hill and he is the character that takes us on this rollercoaster journey. His performance here is fantastically intolerable, he is harsh, rude and borderline insane, but much like Joe Pesci’s performance as Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas, he is endearing and impossible to take your eyes off of whenever he is onscreen. Bradley Cooper also steals the few scenes that he appears in and overall this movie is proof that Phillips can handle telling a more serious, realistic story and doesn’t have to rely on Zach Galifinakis pretending to have learning difficulties to gain a few laughs.