Director: Paul Verhoeven Writers: Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner Genre: Action/Sci-Fi Plot: In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. Cast: Peter Weller as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop Nancy Allen as Officer Anne Lewis Ronny Cox as Dick Jones Kurtwood…
Director: Jon S. Baird Writer: Jon S. Baird, Irvine Welsh (novel) Genre: Drama Plot: A bipolar, bigoted junkie cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter. Cast: James McAvoy as Bruce Robertson Shauna Macdonald as Carole Robertson Eddie Marsan as…
Director: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Adam Cozad, David Koepp, Tom Clancy (based on characters created by) Genre: Action Plot: Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. Cast: Chris Pine as Jack Ryan Keira Knightley as Cathy Muller Kevin Costner as Thomas Harper…
The 2014 Oscar nominations came in today! We decided to take our time to comment these nominations and to predict possible winners. Here we go: Best Achievement in Directing David O. Russell – American Hustle Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity Alexander Payne – Nebraska Steve McQueen – 12 Years A Slave Martin Scorsese – The Wolf…
Director: Spike Jonze Writer: Spike Jonze Genre: Drama Plot: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. Cast: Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Scarlett Johansson as Samantha (voice) Amy Adams as Amy Matt Letscher as Charles Review: I wrote and posted this review using…
Director: Lars von Trier Writer: Lars von Trier Genre: Drama Plot: A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating. Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg as Joe Stellan Skarsgard as Seligman Stacy Martin as Young Joe Shia LaBeouf as Jerôme Review: Nymphomaniac is the final part of the Trilogy of…
In spite of us frequently complaining about how we consider 2013 to have been a bad year for movies, we compiled our Top 10 Worst Movies of 2013 list with ease. This list, however, was rather troublesome to make: we watched over 115 movies released this year and it was hard for us to choose…
Akira Kurosawa is definitely one of the most important and best directors in film history, and we decided it would be nice to look back on all of his movies in our newest category, called ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. With a career that lasted 50 years and having directed over 30 movies…
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Writers: Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack Genre: Drama/Biography Plot: In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease. Cast: Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof Jared Leto as Rayon Jennifer Garner as Dr. Eve Saks Denis O’Hare…
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