Just saw Avatar in I-MAX 3D. Here’s a quick 10-point review.
1. The plot: it’s a lot like “Dances with wolves”: a white man wins the trust of the tribesmen and is accepted into the tribe as equal (becomes “one of us”), but later [...]
Avatar 3D (2009) PG-13 162min
December 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments
Tags: Adventure · Fantasy · Movies · Sci-Fi · USA
10-point review of Disney/Pixar’s “Up” (2009) PG 96min
June 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Up (2009) PG 96min
Disney/Pixar’s “Up” comes out almost 11 m0nths after release of “WALL-E” last summer. It was written and directed by Pete Docter (Toy Story 1&2, Monster, Inc., WALL-E) and Bob Peterson (Finding Nemo), who also gave his voice to the [...]
Tags: Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Drama · Movies · USA
Adventureland (2009) R 107min
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Adventureland (2009)
“Adventureland” is a comedy from the writer-director Greg Mottola (”Superbad”). Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig.
The plot: Set in a Reagan era, this movie about a misfit college graduate James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg of “The Squid and the [...]
Tags: Comedy · Drama · Movies · USA
Gomorra (2008) R 137min
March 10th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Gomorra (2008)
“Gomorra” (English title “Gomorrah”) is a Golden Globe-nominated contemporary drama about mafia in Naples. Directed by Matteo Garrone, written by Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni Di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano based on the book by Roberto Saviano.
The plot: [...]
Tags: Crime/Gangster · Cult Films · DVD · Drama · Foreign · Italy · Movies
Taken (2008) PG-13 93min
January 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments
Taken (2008)
This action thriller is directed by Pierre Morel, who is mostly known for his work as cinematographer (War (2007), Love and other disasters (2006), The Transporter (2002)). Of course, a French director could not make an action movie without the best French [...]
Tags: Action · Crime/Gangster · Drama · Foreign · France · Movies · Thrillers/Suspense
Review: Defiance (2008) R 137min
January 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Defiance (2008)
This true-story WWII drama is directed by Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, Glory) and stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schriber, Jamie Bell and Alexa Davalos. It is based on the book by Nechama Tec called “Defiance: The Bielski Partisans”.
The plot: In the autumn of 1941 when Hitler’s armies [...]
Tags: Drama · Epics/Historical · Movies · USA · War
Valkyrie (2008) PG-13 120min
December 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Valkyrie (2008)
Based on a true story, Valkyrie is a historical thriller set in WWII Nazi Germany, starring Tom Cruise and many famous British actors, and directed by Bryan Singer (also directed Superman Returns).
The plot: 1943. German Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (Cruise) [...]
Tags: Drama · Epics/Historical · Foreign · Germany · Movies · Thrillers/Suspense · USA · War