Director Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez Starring Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin Rated MA Score 3.5/6 Some of Sin City’s most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants. Okay, considering that I don’t read a lot of graphic novels I cannot say with any degree of certainty whether or not…
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What we do in the Shadows
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Director Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi Staring Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh Rated M Score 3/6 Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are…
American Sniper
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Director Clint Eastwood Staring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner Rated MA Score 4/6 Like all movies that are worth a look American Sniper has been met with a certain level controversy and criticism. The most recent of which was from Seth Rogen who within the last week said on twitter “American Sniper kind of…
John Doe: Vigilante
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Director Kelly Dolen Starring Jamie Bamber & Lachy Hulme Rated MA Score 6/6 An ordinary man fights violence the only way he knows how – by killing one criminal at a time. Hero or villain? Justice or vengeance? You decide. Wow. Wow. Wow. If you’re a fan of Australian movies track this one down, it’s…
Into the Storm
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Director Steven Quale Starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh Rated M Score 2.5/6 Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton. Ok, if you don’t watch this one on the largest screen possible there isn’t much of a reason for checking this…
Unbroken
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Director Angelina Jolie Starring Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall Gleeson Rated M Score 3.5/6 After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Ok, I got around to watching…
Taken 3
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Director Olivier Megaton Starring Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace Rated M Score 2/6 Ex-government operative Bryan Mills is accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed. As he is tracked and pursued, Mills brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name. This is quite…
The Imitation Game
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Director Morten Tyldum Staring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode Rated M Score 6/6 During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. We all know that at times that I’m lazy when keeping up with what I have to watch at the local cinema and…
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Director Peter Jackson Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage Rated M Score 5/6 Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness. Woohoo!!! The final film of the trilogy that arguably shouldn’t have been…
Drive Hard
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Director Brian Trenchard-Smith Starring John Cusack, Thomas Jane, Zoe Ventoura Rated MA Score 2/6 A former race car driver is abducted by a mysterious thief and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts them both in the sights of the cops and the mob. A ninety minute nap would have been better…