Director Shana Feste Starring Gabriella Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Bruce Greenwood Rated M Score 3.5/6 The story of a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. For those of you who are wondering if there is any defined approach…
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3 Days to Kill
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Director McG Starring Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen Score 3.5/6 Rated M A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment. My interest was perked when I saw the trailer for this a couple of months…
Tapped
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Director Allan Ungar Starring Michael Biehn, Cody Hackman, Krzysztof Soszynski Rated MA Score 3/6 A disgruntled teenager, sent to do community service at a rundown Karate school, enters an MMA tournament to face the man who killed his parents. Movies like Tapped or Tapped Out (there is a chance that you will find this under…
The Spectacular Now
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Director James Ponsoldt Starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler Rated M Score 5/6 A hard-partying high school senior’s philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical “nice girl. Those of you who have been visiting The Movie Boards on a regular basis might remember that I was not overly impressed with the last…
Blood Ties
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Director Guillaume Canet Starring Clive Owen, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup Rated MA Score 3.5/6 Chris has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Waiting for him reluctantly outside the prison gates is his younger brother, Frank, a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always…
The Book Thief
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Director Brian Percival Starring Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson & Sophie Nélisse Rated PG Score 5/6 While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.…
The Forger
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Director Lawrence Roeck Staring Lauren Bacall, Josh Hutcherson, Alfred Molina Rated PG Score 3/6 Joshua, troubled and homeless at 15 lives from hand to mouth. When he arrives at Carmel by the Sea, a small town in California known for its local art community his prodigious art skill is discovered. As his talent flourishes, Joshua…
Jack Irish: Dead Point
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Director Jeffrey Walker Staring Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen Rated MA Score 3.5/6 When a high profile judge commissions Jack Irish to locate a mysterious red book, Jack is thrown into a world of sexy club owners, drug dealers and unhinged killers. I’m not familiar with the Peter Temple Jack Irish novels though I…
Fruitvale Station
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Director Ryan Coogler Starring Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer Rated M Score 4/6 The purportedly true story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. For the record this movie is based on the BART Police shooting…
Ghett’ a life
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Director Chris Browne Starring Winston Bell, Kevoy Burton, O’Daine Clarke Rated M Score 4.5/6 Ghetto teenager Derrick longs to be a professional boxer and represent Jamaica at the Olympics, but the gym that will make him a contender is in the opposing ‘garrison’ community, which means he has to risk his life in order to…