Director – Tom Hooper Genre – Biography/Drama Colin Firth finally finds a meaty function he can chew on and boy, did he take a big bite! He gave it his all and we really feel his win at the Oscar was really deserving. Primarily based on the actual story of King George VI who hires [...]
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Public Enemies
October 10th, 2011
Director – Michael Mann Genre – Biography/Crime/Drama Michael Mann has a knack for generating violent features with truly dramatic possibilities. The opening of this film lunges straight for the jugular as we are introduced to John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), a dashing and reckless bank robber who is in the middle of a daring jailbreak. From [...]
Valkyrie
September 30th, 2011
Director – Bryan Singer Genre – Drama/Historical past/Thriller/War Tom Cruise teams up with Bryan Singer to play the mastermind of a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Realizing that Hitler is destroying his beloved German, Cruise’s one eyed character with a stump for a hand (he was injured in an explosion) decides to join a rebellion [...]
Kick-Ass
September 25th, 2011
Director – Matthew Vaughn Genre – Action/Crime/Thriller Our jaws dropped when we saw this most recent film by Matthew Vaughn. It exceeded our wildest imaginations and a lot more. Forget Spidey, Bruce Wayne, Watchmen, Sin City or even Iron Man. This is the best superhero film ever! Adapted from a comic with the exact same [...]
The Man Who Fell To Earth
September 14th, 2011
Director – Nicolas Roeg Genre – Sci-Fi/Drama This has all the hallmarks of a bad movie. An irreverent script and wooden acting by its cast specifically one particular by the name of David Bowie (screen debut) need to have hurt this film to its core. Remarkably, it nevertheless presents an exciting watch due to the [...]
Atonement
September 9th, 2011
Director – Joe Wright Genre – Drama/Mystery/Romance In our lives, we sometimes have specific moments that we want we could erase. To go back and redo, to make amends and start above. Alas, there are times when our beds are made and the path we’ve taken is one particular without having return. This film takes [...]


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