Movies. Films. And movies.

Friday, December 30, 2011


Brandt: 26 minutes till door knock... 25 minutes till door knock... 24 minutes till door knock...

Ethan Hunt: The countdown is not helping.



Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
Written by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec
Directed by Brad Bird
Plot: Ethan Hunt is back and looks to clear the IMF in any wrongdoing around the bombing of the Kremlin and prevent a nuclear war from breaking out.

"If the mission was to make an entertaining movie -- then mission accomplished! Ghost Protocol is the best in the M:I series!"

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011


Dr. John Watson: Oh, how I've missed you, Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes: Have you? I've barely noticed your absence.



Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris
Written by Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Plot: Sherlock Holmes and Dr.Watson team up again to take on their arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty.


"I enjoyed the first one more, but this one definitely has its moments. Downey and Law are great together and along with the great effects -- this film is totally worth checking out!"

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Saturday, December 17, 2011


Steve Rogers: It's me. It's Steve.
[unstraps Bucky from the chair]

James 'Bucky' Barnes: Steve?

Steve Rogers: Come on.

James 'Bucky' Barnes: Steve.

Steve Rogers: I thought you were dead.

James 'Bucky' Barnes: I thought you were smaller.



Captain America: The First Avenger
Starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell
Written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Directed by Joe Johnston
Plot: A research experiment turns a scrawny man into the super-soldier known as Captain America -- the secret weapon to defeating the Nazi affiliated organization Hydra.


"Loved it. Another great Marvel film. I can't wait for The Avengers movie!"

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Friday, December 16, 2011


Red Hood: Just be happy I only killed one of them. They're all assassins.

Batman: And what are you?

Red Hood: I'm cleaning up Gotham. More than you ever did.

Batman: You're stealing territory from Black Mask and killing anyone who gets in your way.

Red Hood: Black Mask is just a part of the plan.

Batman: Plan? You're becoming a crime lord.

Red Hood: Yes. You can't stop crime. That's what you never understood. I'm controlling it. You wanna rule them by fear. But what do you do with the ones who aren't afraid? I'm doing what you won't, I'm taking them out.



Batman: Under the Red Hood
Starring Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John DiMaggio
Written by Judd Winick
Directed by Brandon Vietti
Plot: Batman takes on a new criminal in Gotham City by the name of Red Hood, who reminds him of someone from the past...


"Some of the best animated fight sequences I have ever seen... One of the best animated Batman releases out there!"

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011


The Muppets
Starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper
Written by Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
Directed by James Bobin
Plot: The Muppets reunite to save the old Muppet theater with a little help from some of their biggest fans.


"I smiled through the whole movie and hummed the tunes from the movie afterwards... A fun, fun, fun film!"

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J. Edgar
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts
Written by Dustin Lance Black
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Plot: A look at the life and career of FBI founder and long time director, J. Edgar Hoover.


"A compelling character study... Another great performance from Leonardo DiCaprio."

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011


Withnail & I
Starring Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
Written by Bruce Robinson
Directed by Bruce Robinson
Plot: Two down-and-out actors in 1960s London decide to take a trip to the country and get into all sorts of drunken trouble.


"A wacky and very likeable comedy filled with great dialogue and wit!"

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Monday, December 12, 2011


Never Let Me Go
Starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley
Written by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
Directed by Mark Romanek
Plot: Three young adults cope with the fact that their sole purpose in life is to give up their lives so others can live longer.


"A haunting film with dramatic gravitas. Worth experiencing."

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Saturday, December 10, 2011


We Bought A Zoo
Starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Colin Ford, Elle Fanning
Written by Aline Brosh McKenna, Cameron Crowe, based on the book by Benjamin Mee
Directed by Cameron Crowe
Plot: After his wife dies, a single father moves his young family to the countryside to restore a struggling zoo and bring the "happy" back to his family.


"A film with real emotion... Truly inspiring! Vintage Cameron Crowe!"

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Requiem for a Dream
Starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
Written by Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Plot: The lives of four Coney Island individuals slowly dwindle away into absolute hell as their drug addictions worsen.


"Insanely brilliant! Full of creative chaos and delusional drama! A classic from Aronofsky."

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Sunday, December 04, 2011


Pi
Starring Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman
Written by Darren Aronofsky
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Plot: A borderline insane mathematician literally drives himself into madness as he searches for a number pattern that will unlock the universal patterns in nature.


"A very, very, very abstract and chaotic masterpiece of filmmaking."

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