Tag Archives: John Cusack

victims, witnesses and changers of history (Film: The Butler – Forest Whitaker, 2013)

One of the scenes from the movie ‘The Butler‘ directed by Lee Daniels takes place in the late 1960s in the house of Cecil Gaines (played by Forest Whitaker), butler at the White House and his wife (played by Oprah … Continue reading

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murders in the cold (Film: The Frozen Ground – Nicolas Cage, 2013)

Having any of Nicolas Cage or John Cusack in the cast is enough to make me curious to see a movie in which one of them appears,even more when they play together, so I did not have much hesitation in deciding to … Continue reading

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a hot tub comedy (Film: Hot Tub Time Machine – John Cusack, 2010)

Before I will be hit by the sequel which I hear is much worse than the original, here are my short impressions about this comedy with promising premises but quite a flat and dull execution. Since ‘Back in the Future’ … Continue reading

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confusing (Film: Shanghai – John Cusack, 2010)

Maybe too many pictures were already made about that city and that period and they look too much one like the other. Or maybe after Ang Lee made one of them (Lust, Caution) there is not too much to say … Continue reading

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