Tag: Billy Bob Thornton

Blu-ray Review: Bad Santa 2

Back in 2003, an unusual holiday comedy hit theaters. Pointedly offensive, Bad Santa starred Billy Bob Thornton as alcoholic, sex addicted department store Santa Claus and professional Thief Willie T. Soke. Bolstered by a terrific performance from Thornton and memorable…

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The Roosevelt’s: An Intimate History (Blu-ray)

Politics has had its share of dynasties—the Adamses, the Kennedy’s, the Bush’s—but none can compare to the Roosevelt’s. Theodore Roosevelt and his fifth cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt served a combined total of nineteen years as President of the United States….

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Blu-ray Review: Armageddon

Disney / Buena Vista | 1998 | 150 mins. | Rated PG-13 Released in July of 1998, Armageddon became a box office smash. Despite largely negative reviews from critics, filmgoers flocked to theaters, leaving the movie with a gross of…

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Blu-ray Review: Sling Blade

Disney / Buena Vista | 1996 | 135 mins | Rated R In the 1980’s, Billy Bob Thornton was living in Los Angeles and trying to establish himself as an actor; one night, while working as a waiter at an…

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Blu-ray Review: Monster’s Ball

Written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos, under the direction of Marc Forster, Monster’s Ball is a film in which the characters seem to jump off the screen and draw us in to their difficult lives right from the start….

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