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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty



C.I.A. Director: Who are you?

Maya: I'm the motherfucker that found this place. Sir.



Zero Dark Thirty
Starring Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt
Written by Mark Boal
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Plot: The chronicle of a tenacious CIA operative and her decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden - the man people believe is behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

"An excellent, tense historic thriller. Fascinating and very engaging filmmaking from the team of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal."

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Friday, August 23, 2013

Jobs


Steve Jobs: We've gotta make the small things unforgettable.


Jobs
Starring Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad
Written by Matt Whiteley
Directed by Joshua Michael Stern
Plot: The story of Apple Computers founder, Steve Jobs, and his rise to become one of the most creative and successful entrepreneurs in history.

"Ashton brings his A-game, but unfortunately the rest of the film does nothing to back him up."

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Kick-Ass 2


Dave Lizewski: You and me, like Batman and Robin.

Mindy Macready: Robin wishes he was me.



Kick-Ass 2
Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Written by Jeff Wadlow; based on the comic book by Mark Millar, John Romita Jr.       
Directed by Jeff Wadlow
Plot: Costumed high school superhero Kick-Ass is back and joins a group of other masked vigilantes to take on Red Mist, who is plotting to become a super-villain.

"Kick-Ass 2 simply kicks ass. A gritty superhero movie that makes you laugh and thrills you with hyper-violence."

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Friday, August 16, 2013

Alien: Resurrection


Distephano: I thought you were dead.

Ripley: Yeah, I get that a lot.



Alien: Resurrection
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon
Written by Joss Whedon
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Plot: Ripley is back, 200 years after she died she is revived as a human/alien clone and once again fights a bunch of badass aliens on a ship in space.

"Unfortunately not so good. Even the writing talents of Joss Whedon could not save once last attempt to bring back the Alien franchise."

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Elysium


Max: What did you do to me?


Elysium
Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley
Written by Neill Blomkamp
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Plot: In the year 2154 the wealthy live on a space station based habitat out in space while the poor try to survive on a ruined Earth. A man on the brink of death tries to even things out.

"A great sci-fi flick with a conscience. Neill Blomkamp proves himself to be a great filmmaker."

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Obsessed


Sharon Charles: You better do something about this woman, or I will!


Obsessed
Starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter
Written by David Loughery
Directed by Steve Shill
Plot: A successful man with the perfect wife and the perfect life gets his world turned upside down when he attracts a stalker at his workplace.

"Wild... This movie is crazy wild. Like a Lifetime TV movie on steroids."

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