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Review: The Dark Knight (2008) PG-13 152min

July 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Dark Knight (2008)

By now everyone knows that The Dark Knight (a.k.a. Batman Begins 2) has been a boxoffice record-setting sequel to the 2005′ Batman Begins. This menacing graphic novel made for screen was directed by Christopher Nolan, who also directed the original Batman Begins and written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, the script-writer [...]

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Tags: Action · Dark comedy · Drama · Fantasy · Movies · Thrillers/Suspense · USA

Review: Running Scared (2006) R 122min

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Running Scared (2006) R 122min

Fast-paced crime action thriller written and directed by Wayne Kramer (The Cooler).
The plot: After a drug deal had gone bad, Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker - Fast and Furious, Into The Blue), a small-time mobster, is told by head-thug Tommy ‘Tombs’ Perello (Johnny Messner) to dispose of a snub nose stainless steel .38 gun [...]

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Tags: Action · Crime/Gangster · Drama · Thrillers/Suspense

Review of “Fool’s Gold” (2008) PG-13 113min

February 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The plot: Ben Finn Finnegan (Mathew McConaughey) and his wife Tess (Kate Hudson) were passionate about each other and treasure hunting, but now they are fed up with each other and decide to get divorced. Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland), [...]

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Tags: Action · Adventure · Comedy · Movies · Romance · USA