Category: Movies

No one will say Cloud Atlas isn’t ambitious. In fact, I use some variation of the word at least four times in this very review. The writer/director teaming of Lana and Andy Wachowski (The Matrix trilogy) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) have adapted David Mitchell’s 2004 novel into a sprawling, fractured narrative that spans over 400 years of human existence, beginning in 1849…

The Predator franchise began in 1987 as a standalone feature starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of several commandos dropped into the jungle of Central America for a bit of anti-guerilla warfare. Along the way they encounter an extra-terrestrial proficient in killing, skinning and spinal cord removal. The film was an excellent bit of horror meets thriller meets…

No matter what anyone says about David Ayer‘s Fury, one complaint won’t be to disparage its intensity. This is one bloody, dirty, violently loud and fierce movie that holds very little back. In that sense it deserves the audience’s respect for not sugar-coating the horrors or war even if it loses its way a little thematically. Set…

SYNOPSIS: Luke (Ryan Gosling) is a professional motorcycle rider who turns to bank robberies to support his newborn son, but when he crosses paths with a rookie police officer (Bradley Cooper) their violent confrontation spirals into a tense generational feud. The Place Beyond the Pines is a rich, dramatic thriller that traces the intersecting lives of fathers and…

Ilast watched Christopher Nolan‘s 2002 remake of Insomnia in 2010 when I reviewed the Blu-ray release, and until you voted it a Movie Club selection, I’d actually never seen the Erik Skjoldbjærg-directed original. While both tell the same story in almost the exact same way, there are distinct differences — beyond the fact Nolan’s adaptation runs 22 bloated extra minutes longer…

STARRING: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, Ellen Barkin, Shaobo Qin, Al Pacino, David Paymer, Michael Harney, Vincent Cassel DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh SCREENWRITER: Brian Koppelman, David Levien STUDIO: Warner Bros. RATING: PG-13 (For brief sensuality.) GENRE: Crime / Comedy RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2007 WEBSITE: http://oceans13.warnerbros.com/  BOX-OFFICE:  (US total) SOUNDTRACK:Buy it from Amazon.com SYNOPSIS: Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang would have only one reason…