Directed by Steven Soderbergh Staring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Olivia Munn Rated MA Score 2.5/6 Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money. For the record, yes I did skip watching Magic Mike…
Drama
Drama Movie Reviews
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2
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Directed by Bill Condon Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner Rated M Score 4.5/6 After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. Okay, finally this film franchise has been put to…
Argo
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Director Ben Affleck Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman Rated M Score 6/6 A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. This movie is based on events that transpired during the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis that last from November 4,…
Argo
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By Tanteliz Argo (f@ck yourself) starring Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Alan Arkin and Bryan Cranston. Ben Affleck directs this dramatization of the escape of 6 American diplomats from Tehran when in 1979 the American Embassy in Iran was overrun by students and 52 Americans were taken hostage for 444 days. These 6 managed to slip…
Lawless
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Directed by John Hillcoat Starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce Rated MA Score 5/6 Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by a new deputy and other authorities who want a cut of their profits. Based on the 2008 novel The Wettest County in the World written by Matt…
Mirror Mirror
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Directed by Tarsem Singh Starring Armie Hammer, Julia Roberts and Lily Collins Rated PG Score 5/6 An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright. Though this would not be one of the most loyal adaptations of the Grimm’s Brothers…
What to expect when your expecting
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Directed by Kirk Jones Staring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks & Brooklyn Decker Rated M Score 3/6 A look at love through the eyes of five interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and ultimately coming to understand the universal truth that no matter what you plan for, life doesn’t…
Taken 2
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Directed by Olivier Megaton Staring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace Rated M Score 1/6 In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. Taken 2 actually had the pedigree to be something good and despite the trailer…
Snow White and the Huntsman
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Directed by Rupert Sanders Staring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron Rated M Score 3/6 In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen. Ok, for the record…
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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Directed by John Madden Staring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith Rated PG Score 6/6 A group of British retirees decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel, they arrive to find the palace a shell of…