James Roland

James has written 185 article(s) for RedFence Magazine.


Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey Rotten Tomatoes: 88% Our Rating: A The 2 o’clock Critics: Sarah Carman Becca Rea Raymond Creamer James Roland

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Scott Pilgrim is a stunning two-hour tutorial in everything that’s good about modern cinema.

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Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Lukas Haas Rotten Tomatoes: 85% Our Rating: A- The 2 o’clock Critics: Titus Gee James Roland Sarah Carman Abigail Bloomfield Benjamin Ross

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Director: Lee UnkrichStarring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack Rotten Tomatoes: 99% The 2 o’clock Critics: Sarah Carman James Roland

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A late night movie review of Robert Downey Jr.’s next money machine, Iron Man 2. Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Gywneth Paltrow Rotten Tomatoes: 73% The 2 o’clock Critics: Joel Champagne Laura Jane Roland Sam Newman Benjamin Ross Becca Rea James Roland

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Patchwork Genius by James Roland Orange flames lick skyscrapers and crackle around Times Square, filling brick alleys with heat and turning windblown litter into fire bombs. But it’s all right, because it has a beat you can dance to. Nick Jaina packs his latest album, A Bird in the Opera House, full of vibrant imagery […]

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Hell Is Where the Heart Is by James Roland Ignatius Perrish seems like a really nice guy. He volunteers at his church, plans to travel the world as a philanthropist, and spends his free time cracking jokes with his pals over bottles of cheap beer. All his friends call him Ig. But everyone else calls […]

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Bad Blake’s Good Movie by James Roland Apparently, divorce can be good for artistic inspiration, but not so helpful for making movies. Director Scott Cooper learned this lesson when he tried to option country music legend Merle Haggard’s life story; the rights were so entangled in legal red tape from all of the singer’s ex-wives […]

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Rogue Magic by James Roland Watching a Terry Gilliam movie is a lot like having lunch with your weird cousin Melvin. It’s been a few years, things don’t really make sense at first, but after 20 minutes you remember why you love hanging out with the guy. Gilliam’s latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, […]

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Director: James Cameron Starring: Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodrieguez Rotten Tomatoes: 83% The 2 o’clock Critics: James Roland Troy Smith Michael Greenholt

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