Movies. Films. And movies.

Sunday, September 25, 2011


Frost/Nixon
Starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Matthew Macfadyen
Written by Peter Morgan
Directed by Ron Howard
Plot: The showdown between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon post-Watergate.


"Frank Langella and Michael Sheen are terrific! A great battle of the words and acting."

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011


Dragonball Evolution
Starring Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat
Written by Ben Ramsey
Directed by James Wong
Plot: The film adaptation of the graphic novel which finds a young warrior named Goku on a quest to collect seven magical orbs that will help him save the world against the evil Piccolo.


"A way better kid's action flick than The Last Airbender. I surprised myself by how much fun I had watching this movie. Maybe I am still a kid at heart or maybe I am a sucker for any movie with Chow Yun-Fat in it."

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Sunday, September 18, 2011


World Trade Center
Starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maria Bello
Written by Andrea Berloff
Directed by Oliver Stone
Plot: A look at the brave men and women on Sept. 11, 2001 - focusing on two Port Authority police officers who are trapped under the wreckage of the World Trade Center.


"A well done film that gives us a peek into the courage and bravery that occurred on the tragic day of Sept. 11, 2001."

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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis
Written by Peter Hedges
Directed by Lasse Hallstrom
Plot: Gilbert Grape, a simple guy living a complicated life, takes care of his autistic brother and obese mother while discovering love.


"A simple, sensitive, and beautifully told story. Well acted and definitely going on my list of all-time favorites."

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Friday, September 16, 2011


Observe and Report
Starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta
Written by Jody Hill
Directed by Jody Hill
Plot: A not-quite-there mall cop dreams of being a police officer while trying to stop a flasher who is terrorizing his mall.


"A whole lot better than I thought. Seth Rogen totally makes this movie and brings some heart to what easily could have been a stupid and shallow movie."

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Sunday, September 11, 2011


United 93
Starring David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colon-Zayas
Written by Paul Greengrass
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Plot: The account of how passengers aboard United Flight 93 foil the plans of terrorists that hijacked the plane with plans to crash it into the White House on September 11, 2001.


"Paul Greengrass does justice to the brave men and women on United Flight 93 with this documentary style film."

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Saturday, September 10, 2011


Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Starring Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy
Written by Danny McBride, Dirk Blackman, Howard McCain
Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos
Plot: The origin story of how the Lycans (the werewolves) starting feuding with the vampires.


"Surprisingly the most entertaining part of the series -- and without Miss Beckinsale. Although that doesn't mean I didn't miss her presence in the movie."

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Monday, September 05, 2011


Where the Wild Things Are
Starring Max Records, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker
Written by Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers; based on the book by Maurice Sendak
Directed by Spike Jonze
Plot: The adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book tells the story of a disobedient boy who runs away and creates his own imaginary world filled with large, wild beasts.


"Extremely imaginative, but unfortunately a little too experimental to be extremely entertaining."

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Sunday, September 04, 2011


Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis
Written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Directed by Rupert Wyatt
Plot: After being experimented on and tortured, an Ape named Caesar leads a revolution against the humans.


"All hail, Caesar!!! I had low expectations coming in and ended up completely in love with this film! It was awesome!"



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