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Leonardo DiCaprio

One Battle After Another

September 29, 2025 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

After spending his youth as a revolutionary demolitions expert “Bob” (Leonardo DiCaprio) has been living under the radar with his daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti). That is until old adversary Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn) tracks them down.  One Battle After Another is true to its title and careers from one tense showdown to another. … Continue reading One Battle After Another

Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025

December 29, 2024 ~ philthebearblog ~ 1 Comment

This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025

Killers Of The Flower Moon

November 4, 2023November 5, 2023 ~ philthebearblog ~ 1 Comment

Telling the story of the Osage Indian murders of the 1920’s Martin Scorsese’s latest epic is a revisionist western that delves into the deep rooted racism of white supremacist America.  A prologue briefly explains that the Osage Nation have become the richest per capita people in the world following the discovery of oil on the … Continue reading Killers Of The Flower Moon

Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023

December 28, 2022 ~ philthebearblog ~ 3 Comments

Guessing what films are going to be the best any given year is an inherently dumb thing to do. Firstly, we are only ever aware of films with big names or big budgets and have no idea about those hidden gems that come out of left field. Secondly, as I have witnessed many times before … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023

Martin Scorsese Retrospective

June 3, 2022December 29, 2024 ~ philthebearblog ~ 3 Comments

Martin Scorsese is a cinematic god. When I was a teenager Goodfellas was a film that you pretended you had seen even if your parents absolutely would not let you watch it. By the time I was in college I had probably viewed it a dozen times. In fact for me when I began watching … Continue reading Martin Scorsese Retrospective

Ridley Scott Retrospective

November 30, 2017December 29, 2024 ~ philthebearblog ~ 11 Comments

Ridley Scott released his debut film The Duellists at the age of 40 in 1977. Since then he has worked at quite a fast pace, averaging more than 1 film every 2 years in his 40 year career. Interestingly only making 1 sequel (to a film he did not make) and 2 prequels, something worth … Continue reading Ridley Scott Retrospective

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