Benedict Cumberbatch Archives - From | The | Balcony https://fromthebalcony.com/tag/benedict-cumberbatch/ Remade, rebooted, or reimagined every 5 years. Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:47:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.15 64136672 The Imitation Game (2014) https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/imitation-game-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imitation-game-2014 https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/imitation-game-2014/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:11:50 +0000 https://fromthebalcony.com/?p=3918 The Imitation Game tells the story of Alan Turing, a prodigal mathematician who played an integral part in breaking Nazi Germany’s “unbreakable” Enigma code during World War II. He and his team’s work shortened the war by an estimated two years, saving upwards of fourteen million lives. Told in a focused,… Continue reading

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]]> https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/imitation-game-2014/feed/ 1 3918 12 Years a Slave (2013) https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/12-years-a-slave-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=12-years-a-slave-2013 https://fromthebalcony.com/movie-reviews/12-years-a-slave-2013/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:13:44 +0000 https://fromthebalcony.com/?p=1688 You pretty much know what you’re getting into with any movie dealing realistically with slavery. You’re going to be mad, you’re going to be sad, and you’re going to be ashamed that this was ever considered okay in our humanity’s history. 12 Years a Slave doesn’t contain any groundbreaking revelations… Continue reading

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