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The Fighter

The Fighter

  Director – David O. Russell Genre – Biography/Drama Directed by David O. Russell this is a film about skilled boxer Micky Ward who rose from absolutely nothing to turn out to be the toast of his modest town Lowell. Feeling pulled down by his own family members, in specific his manipulating mother and drug [...]

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Shutter Island

  Director – Martin Scorsese Genre – Mystery/Thriller Right off the bat, we have to put it out there that the written version of which this film is primarily based on had colored the landscape of our imagination with a chilling aftertaste well after the pages had turned yellow. An inmate in an institution which [...]

District 9

District 9

  Director – Neill Blomkamp Genre – Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller We were told that this is unique. That it is distinct from other movies which have dabbled in science fiction. We’re glad to report to you out there that these praises that have been sung upon the movie are certainly justified. One very critical aspect most science [...]

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Avatar

Director – James Cameron Genre – Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Sci-Fi Movies like ‘Avatar’ pander to the typical,entertainment deprived audience. It tweaks the joy buttons of these who like their photographs served loud, with plenty of action and a wholesome dose of “WTF, that was CGI?” scenes. There are a excellent many of these viewers about as witnessed by [...]

Inception

Inception

Director – Christopher Nolan Genre – Action/Mystery/Sci-Fi/Thriller Hmm…where do we start? Incidentally, that is also how we felt when we watched this picture. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Cobb, a sort of dream mercenary for employ in this ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ story. He is who you go to if you want to steal valuable details [...]

Brothers

Brothers

Director – Jim Sheridan Genre – Drama/Thriller/War As a character study on the effects of war towards soldiers, this is really an eye-opener. Expected to leave every little thing at the drop of a hat, a soldier’s life is treated as belonging to the country and not his own. What we fail to acknowledge even [...]