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The Counselor

Movie Review: The Ten Best Films of 2013 — Our Lists

The most unfairly maligned film of the year: Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor.” The most overrated movie of the year, which gave me a mammoth headache: “American Hustle.”

By: Gerald Peary Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Afternoon Delight, All is Lost, American Hustle, Blackfish, Caesar Must Die, Computer Chess, Fill the Void, Her, In the House, Inside Llewyn Davis, No, Our Children, Paradise: Love, Peter Keough, Sun Don't Shine, The Act of Killing, The Counselor, The Wolf of Wall Street, This is the End, To The Wonder, Upstream Color, Wadja

Film Review: Another Plea for Cormac McCarthy/Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor”

This is one fine neo-noir, expertly directed by Ridley Scott with a host of superlative star turns from Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Javier Barden, Penélope Cruz, and Brad Pitt.

By: Gerald Peary Filed Under: Featured, Film, Fuse News Tagged: Cormac McCarthy, Ridley Scott, The Counselor

Film Review: “The Counselor” — Filled with Dark and Troubling Poetry

Cormac McCarthy’s rambling but brilliant screenplay is given vigorous direction by Ridley Scott, whose elegant visual style captures the tense downward spiral of the film’s doomed characters.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Cormac McCarthy, Ridley Scott, The Counselor

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