Spotlight (2016) Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Mark Ruffalo; Michael Keaton; Rachel McAdams; Liev Schreiber; John Slattery; Stanley Tucci. Plot: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. It is often said that for a […]
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Cloverfield (2008) Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Odette Annable. Plot: After a huge monster attacks New York City, amateur footage documenting a rescue attempt in the midst of the attack is discovered. The release of 10 Cloverfield Lane is just under a month away and, with producer J.J.
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Creed (2015) Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson Plot: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Most people cheered at the mention of another ‘Rocky’ movie. Ok, so it has
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Life (2015) Director: Anton Corbijn Cast: Robert Pattinson, Dane Dehaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton. Plot: Life is a biopic about James Dean’s turbulent and short life and it is centres mostly on his relationship with Life photographer Dennis Stock. I had been waiting for this film for such a long time and when I finally had the chance
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The Danish Girl (2016) Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard Plot: A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s ground-breaking journey as a transgender pioneer. A tale based on a true
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The Revenant (2016) Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio; Tom Hardy; Domhnall Gleeson; Forrest Goodluck; Will Poulter. Plot: A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. The latest movie from Birdman (2014) director Alejandro G.
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Room (2015) Director: Lenny Abrahamson Screenwriter: Emma Donoghue Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Trembley, Sean Bridgers If you want a movie that is a perfect book-to-film adaption then this is for you. Hell, even if you don’t care about the book, it’s still for you! I’ve been so excited for Room’s release because it’s one of
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Signs (2002) Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin Plot: A former reverend tries to rebuild his dysfunctional family after a huge family tragedy, despite the threat of a possible alien invasion. Signs is the story of former reverend, Graham Hess (Gibson) who loses his faith in religion
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Vampire Academy (2014) Director: Mark Waters Cast: Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky Plot: Teenager Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir — a human/vampire hybrid. Her best friend is Lissa Dragomir, a princess of the Moroi — mortal, peaceful vampires. Both teens attend St. Vladamir’s Academy, a secret haven for those like them. Rose trains with a handsome mentor
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The Hateful Eight Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, and Bruce Dern Plot: In wintery post Civil War Wyoming, eight strangers on their way to Red Rock seek refuge from a blizzard at ‘Minnie’s Haberdashery’, a stagecoach lodge in the middle
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