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…
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Tokarev
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Director Paco Cabezas Starring Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Max Ryan Rated MA Score 4/6 When the daughter of a reformed criminal is kidnapped, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice. For those of you out there who might go looking for this at your friendly local DVD store and…
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 Right Kind of Wrong
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Director Jeremiah S. Chechik Starring Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Ryan McPartlin Rated MA Score 4/5 Leo the dishwasher falls in love with a bride on the day of her wedding – to another man For the record The Right Kind of Wrong was adapted from the 1987 novel Sex and Sunsets by American author Tim…
Thai Fighter
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Director Krissanapong Rachata Starring Akarin Akaranitimaytharatt, Kom Chauncheun, Anna Chuancheun Rated MA Score 3.5/6 John, a casino waiter, is having a bad day. He has fallen innocently into a major crime, is targeted by the Thai mafia, and must evade a trained fighter and deadly assassin. In possession of a microchip with dangerous pedigree, Jack…
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.…
Saving Mr Banks
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Director John Lee Hancock Staring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley Rated PG Score 6/6 Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen. I can’t help but think that I might have missed out on something by…
The Third Half
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The Third Half Director Darko Mitrevski Staring Katarina Ivanovska, Sasko Kocev, Richard Sammel Rated M Score 6/6 Determined to build the best football club in the country, Dimitry hires the German coach, Rudolph Spitz, to galvanize his rag tag team but – when the first Nazi tanks roll through the city and Rebecca, the beautiful…
Edge of Tomorrow
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Director Doug Liman Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton Rated M Score 4.5/6 An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and his union with a Special Forces warrior gets him closer and closer to…