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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2


Hiccup: What do you think, bud? You wanna give this another shot?

Toothless groans skeptically.


Hiccup: Toothless! It'll be fine!



How to Train Your Dragon 2
Starring Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler
Written by Dean DeBlois
Directed by Dean DeBlois
Plot: A battle for peace ensues after Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider.

"A highly enjoyable animation filled with exciting action sequences and stunning visuals..."

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings


Moses: Follow me and you will be free. Stay and you will perish.


Exodus: Gods and Kings
Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul
Written by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine, Steven Zaillian 
Directed by Ridley Scott
Plot: The story of Moses and how he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses, and sets 600,000 slaves free.

"Epic entertainment... Bale, Edgerton, and Ridley Scott deliver!"

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Sunday, December 21, 2014

The Best Man Holiday


Mia (to Harper): He needs you as much as you need him.


The Best Man Holiday
Starring Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs
Written by Malcolm D. Lee
Directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Plot: 15 years later, college friends gather over the Christmas holidays and reignite old romances and rivalries.

"At times overly melodramatic, but there are some nice laughs and tender moments to be enjoyed..."

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1


Eddy: Are you fighting Katniss? Are you here to fight with us?

Katniss Everdeen: I am. I will.


The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Written by Peter Craig, Danny Strong; based on the novel by Suzanne Collins 
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Plot: The Hunger Games journey of Katniss Everdeen continues as she becomes the symbol of the rebellion against the Capitol and tries to save Peeta.

"Solid as usual. The Hunger Games continues to be a great cinematic series for the ages..."

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies


Bilbo Baggins: One day I'll remember. Remember everything that happened: the good, the bad, those who survived... and those that did not.


The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage
Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro
Directed by Peter Jackson
Plot: The final chapter in The Hobbit series where Bilbo and company find themselves in a full-out war with an array of combatants in Middle-Earth.

"It's hard to go wrong with Lord of the Rings related films... Entertaining, but I enjoyed the second in the Hobbit series better."

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Sunday, December 07, 2014

The Last Tycoon


Cheng Daiqi: Zhiqiu...!


The Last Tycoon
Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
Written by Koon-nam Lui, Jing Wong, Manfred Wong
Directed by Jing Wong
Plot: The story of Chen Daiqi, a gangster who rises to the top of the underworld in Shanghai in the 1930's and finds himself being torn between two women and faces the threat of war from Japan.

"A powerhouse film with a powerhouse performance from Chow Yun-Fat! One of his best. Lots of great drama and action."

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Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Lucy


Lucy: Ignorance brings chaos, not knowledge.


Lucy
Starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi
Written by Luc Besson
Directed by Luc Besson
Plot: A woman is experimented on by gangsters and turned into a superhuman using 100% of her brain capacity to seek revenge on the same gangsters that made her that way.

"An interesting premise mixed in with some cool action..."

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