Director Kenneth Branagh Staring Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd Rated PG Score 6/6 King Henry V of England is insulted by the King of France. As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the way, the young king must struggle with the sinking morale of his troops and his own…
Movie Reviews
Godzilla vs Megaguirus
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Director Masaaki Tezuka Starring Misato Tanaka, Shôsuke Tanihara, Masatô Ibu Rated PG Score 3/6 Japan creates an artificial black hole device to trap Godzilla forever, but a test of the device creates new foes for Godzilla, car-sized dragonflies called meganula and their queen, Megaguirus. With all of these Godzilla movies in my immediate future, I…
Godzilla 2000
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Director Takao Okawara Starring Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Takehiro Murata Rated PG Score 3.5/6 Godzilla saves Tokyo from a flying saucer that transforms into the beast Orga. To those of you born after about the year 2000 you might find that this movie is a little dated but I assure you there was a time…
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
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Director Edward Zwick Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge Rated M Score 3/6 Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever. Okay,…
The Great Dictator
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Director Charles Chaplin Staring Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie Rated G Legendary Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel’s regime. This weekend marked the 76th anniversary of the release in New York of Charlie Chaplin’s first all-talking all-sound movie The Great Dictator.…
JFF — The Mohican Comes Home
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Director Shûichi Okita Staring Yûdai Chiba, Akira Emoto, Atsuko Maeda Recommended for ages 12+ Score 5/6 Metal-head Eikichi leaves his struggling music career to return to his family in a small island village off the coast of Shikoku. Sporting a mohawk, he comes home for the first time in seven years to introduce his clueless…
JFF — The Magnificent Nine
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Director Yoshihiro Nakamura Staring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yûko Takeuchi, Ryûhei Matsuda Recommended for ages 12+ Score 5/6 Times are tough in samurai Japan: the feudal lord’s harsh taxes are dragging an outpost town into poverty. Local merchant Juzaburo fears for the town’s future, and hatches a secret plan to end their misery. The outrageous mission: collect…
Hacksaw Ridge
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Director Mel Gibson Staring Teresa Palmer, Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington Rated MA In Australian Cinemas November 3 Score 5/6 WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. For those…
JFF — Rudolf the Black Cat
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Director Mikinori Sakakibara & Kunihiko Yuyama Staring Sandayû Dokumamushi, Arata Furuta, Mao Inoue Rated All ages Score 6/6 Ever wondered what your cat gets up to when you’re not around? Naïve stay-at-home cat Rudolf has always longed to roam the streets of his little neighborhood. His thirst for adventure finds him lost miles away in…
Japanese Film Festival – Erased
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Director Yûichirô Hirakawa Staring Tatsuya Fujiwara Tamae Andô, Kasumi Arimura, Yasushi Fuchikami Rated Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult. Score 6/6 Satoru Fujinuma is a manga artist struggling to find inspiration. He experiences a phenomenon he calls ‘revival’: an ability that forces him to relive the moments preceding life-threatening incidents over and over…