Chronicle isn’t just a movie about superhuman powers, but it’s one with a unique ability all its own. It takes two tricky film genres, each with a score of miserably failed attempts, and combines them into a satisfying whole. Thanks to some clever ideas and a game cast, it ably demonstrates the dark side to the classic line from Spider-Man, “with great power comes great responsibility.”
When I was a kid, I loved watching the different kinds of birds that gathered at our back yard bird feeder. I even kept a bird book handy, so I could identify the unfamiliar ones. Despite my childhood interest in the feathered friends who visited our yard, though, my interest never grew into a passion—as it did for the three men in The Big Year.
You won’t have any trouble spotting (or identifying) the comedians in this
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Movies with poker themes have become popular in recent years. Even James Bond has gotten in the game.
