Director: Kenneth Lonergan Starring: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo Margaret is a little bit of a messy film by Kenneth Lonergan (screenwriter of Gangs of New York) that comes with what is quite possibly one of the best performances I’ve ever seen by an actress. While Anna Paquin is brilliant in this film, there … Continue reading »
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Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Director: Bill Condon Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner I don’t really think it matters what I say about the beginning of what is hopefully the end of this Twilight Saga. This movie is going to make a crap-ton of money either way. In fact, it set already came close to setting a record … Continue reading »
Immortals
Director: Tarsem Singh Starring: Henry Cavell, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Freida Pinto I have to admit I wasn’t expecting much from Immortals. The trailers made it look like a cheap version of 300 (which I actually like less and less the more I think about it). When I left the theatre after seeing the film … Continue reading »
Drive
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston I have a feeling Drive is going to be one of those movies that I consider a favorite of my own, yet those around me will be saying, “really? Why?” Audiences are going to go into this film expecting an action packed experience, but … Continue reading »
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Director: David Yates Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes The Harry Potter series is the one franchise in existence that has continually kept the quality of the films good for such a long period of time. With this latest and last installment in the Harry Potter phenomena, the franchise has finally surpassed the Star Wars franchise … Continue reading »
Dogtooth
Director: Giorgos Lanthimos Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia This is a disturbing film. Dogtooth is a Greek film that depicts the lives of three adult children who are forced to live their lives secluded from the real world. Their father is the only person who leaves their house, which is surrounded by tall … Continue reading »
Drive Angry
Director: Patrick Lussier Starring: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard Let me see if I can describe this movie. Nicolas cage is a dead man who has escaped from hell (yes, the hell that Satan runs). Hell is apparently a prison in which Satan is the warden. Nicolas Cage’s inspiration for escaping from hell is that a … Continue reading »
Game of Thrones: Season 1 in Review
Creators: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss Starring: Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke I’m going to go ahead and put it out there before I get started on this that I am a pretty big supporter of most of the TV series (at least the hour-long dramas) that HBO puts out there. I agree with most … Continue reading »
Biutiful
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez Biutiful is quite a dark and gritty film considering the title. However, even though the film is depressing, somewhat violent, and a little bit on the disturbing side, the film does turn out to be, in an interesting way, quite beautiful. Javier Bardem puts together yet … Continue reading »
Scream 4
Director: Wes Craven Starring: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts The first installment of the Scream series is one of my personal favorite horror films, so naturally, when a fourth installment is released 11 years after what was supposedly the last installment of the trilogy in Scream 3, my expectations were tempered to … Continue reading »
