Director: Tony Gilroy Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz The Bourne series has been a very nice alternative over the years to the Bond franchise. While Bond was down in the dumps with Pierce Brosnan at the helm, Matt Damon took the role for the spy thriller and took over a genre that was struggling. The … Continue reading »
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Margaret
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 »
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring: Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris I really liked A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. I never expected that those words would be coming out of my mouth. In no way did I believe this movie would be successfully pulled off as well as it was. I just didn’t … Continue reading »
Contagion
Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law (and many, many others). What struck me about Steven Soderbergh’s thriller about an outbreak of a deadly disease was how fast everything moved, but also how well constructed the film was so that the fast pace and the shear amount of people involved didn’t become … Continue reading »
Horrible Bosses
Director: Seth Gordon Starring: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudekis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, & Colin Farrell Horrible Bosses is the story of three men who become miserable in their places of employment due to the treatment they are required to endure from their supervisors. After one of the bosses crosses the line one too … 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 »
