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Dog’s Movie House: “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One” Is As Threatens To Be As Ponderous As The Title!

Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and, although the headline sounds like I’m going to go off on Kevin Costner’s latest western Magnum Opus, I can assure you that I am not! For the most part, I’m an admirer of Kevin Costner and his passion for two subjects uniquely American: westerns and baseball. Yet in starring, writing, and directing this film, the first in a four film epic journey, Costner’s first chapter, while gorgeously shot, threatens to be little more than a three hour handshake with a multitude of characters we don’t really get to know! Maybe it will all come together nicely by the end, but as a standalone film, “Horizon: An American Saga- Chapter One” plays like a complex jigsaw puzzle with a bunch of missing pieces!

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Dog’s Movie House: “Burnt” Slightly Undercooked Drama!

 

 

Howdy Folks!  It’s The Kendog!

 

Bradley Cooper as Adam Jones in "Burnt"

Bradley Cooper as Adam Jones in “Burnt”

 

 

 

You know your enjoyment of a movie is problematic when you find yourself wishing you were watching a different movie involving similar subject matter.  As I watched Bradley Cooper’s latest, “Burnt,” I couldn’t help but think I’d much rather be watching “Chef” the delightful cooking comedy from last year.  Despite a good cast and lots of shots of delectable-looking entrees, “Burnt” suffers from an unsympathetic protagonist and a too-tidy resolution to problems that require more cinematic depth.  Continue reading