Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Staring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Oscar Isaac and Bryan Cranston Rated MA Score 6/6 A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbour. If there is a list of actors under the age of forty whose career…
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Contraband
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Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Staring Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi and Kate Beckinsale Rated MA Score 6/6 To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. Contraband is a remake of an Icelandic film Reykjavík Rotterdam directed by Óskar Jónasson. My first thoughts…
Contagion
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Directed by Steven Soderbergh Staring Marrion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow Rated M Score 5/6 Soon after her return from a business trip to Hong Kong, Beth Emhoff dies from what is a flu or some other type of infection. Her young son dies later the same day.…
Sleep Dealer
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Directed Alex Rivera Staring Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela and Jacob Vargas Rated M Score 6/6 Memo is desperate to escape his tiny Mexican hometown, and his radio intercept allows him a glimpse at the outside world. Soon he overhears a top-secret conversation he never should have had access to, and now he and his…
Burn Notice : The Fall of Sam Axe
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Directed by Jeffrey Donovan Staring Bruce Campbell, Kiele Sanchez and RonReaco Lee Rated M Score 4/6 Follows Sam Axe on a mission in Latin America and gives us a glimpse into his military past. The Fall of Sam Axe is a must see for any fan of the Burn Notice television series. The movie brings…
The Help
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Directed by Tate Taylor Staring Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer Rated PG Score 6/6 An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African-American maid’s point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a…
Across the Line : The Exodus of Charlie Wright
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Directed by R. Ellis Frazier Staring Andy Garcia, Aidan Quin, Luke Goss & Mario Van Peebles Rated M Score 5/6 Charlie, a Los Angeles billionaire financial whiz goes into self-imposed exile in Tijuana after his empire is revealed to have been a Ponzi scheme. While looking for the woman he abandoned there 25 years before,…
Footloose (2011)
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Directed by Craig Brewer Staring Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell & Dennis Quaid Rated M Score 6/6 City kid Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock ‘n’ roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. From the beginning, it is clear that director Craig Brewer has…
Little Murder
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Directed by Predrag Antonijevic Staring Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell Rated M Score 6/6 In post-Katrina New Orleans, a disgraced detective encounters the ghost of a murdered woman who wants to help him identify her killer. There is odd yet very creative premise to this movie. Both the writers and director should be…
Mulan ( Hua Mulan )
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Directed by Jingle Ma, Wei Dong Staring Wei Zhao, Jaycee Chan and Rongguang Yu Rated M Score 5/6 The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father. In watching this particular version of Mulan you need to know that you are entering a Disney free zone. That means you will…