This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry.
Fast & Furious 5 (Dir: Justin Lin, 2011) ***
Fast & Furious (Dir: Justin Lin, 2009) ***
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (Dir: Justin Lin, 2006) **
2 Fast 2 Furious (Dir: John Singleton, 2003) **
The Fast And The Furious (Dir: Rob Cohen, 2001) ***
Iron Man 3 (Dir: Shane Black, 2013) ****
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Tagged 2 fast 2 furious, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, april, drew pearce, fast & furious, fast & furious 5, fast five, film, iron man 3, john singleton, justin lin, marvel, movies, rob cohen, shane black, the fast and the furious, the fast and the furious: tokyo drift
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry. Embargoed films get their respective star ratings when allowed.
Rock Of Ages (Dir: Adam Shankman, 2012) ***
Silver Linings Playbook (Dir: David O. Russell, 2012) ****
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (Dir: Lasse Hallström, 2011) **
Dan In Real Life (Dir: Peter Hedges, 2007) ***
Trainspotting (Dir: Danny Boyle, 1996) *****
Stoker (Dir: Park Chan-Wook, 2013) *****
Les Miserables (Dir: Tom Hooper, 2012) ****
Side Effects (Dir: Steven Soderbergh, 2013) ****
Robot & Frank (Dir: Jake Schreier, 2012) ***
Paper Man (Dir: Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney, 2009) ***
Morning Glory (Dir: Roger Michell, 2010) ***
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (Dir: Don Scardino, 2013) ****
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Dir: Lasse Hallström, 1993) ****
Adaptation. (Dir: Spike Jonze, 2002) ****
Raising Arizona (Dir: Joel Coen, 1987) *****
Jeff, Who Lives At Home (Dir: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, 2011) ****
Safety Not Guaranteed (Dir: Colin Trevorrow, 2012) *****
The Grey (Dir: Joe Carnahan, 2011) ***
Margin Call (Dir: J.C. Chandor, 2011) ****
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Dir: Daniel Alfredson, 2009) ***
Oz The Great And Powerful (Dir: Sam Raimi, 2013) ***
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Tagged 1987, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, adam shankman, adaptation., chan-wook park, colin trevorrow, dan in real life, daniel alfredson, danny boyle, david o. russell, don scardino, film, j.c. chandor, jake schreier, jay duplass, jeff who lives at home, joe carnahan, joel coen, kieran mulroney, lasse hallstrom, les miserables, luftslottet som sprängdes, march, margin call, mark duplass, michele mulroney, morning glory, movies, oz the great and powerful, paper man, park chan-wook, peter hedges, raising arizona, robot & frank, rock of ages, roger michell, safety not guaranteed, salmon fishing in the yemen, sam raimi, side effects, silver linings playbook, spike jonze, steven soderbergh, stoker, the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, the grey, the incredible burt wonderstone, tom hooper, trainspotting, what's eating gilbert grape
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry. Embargoed films get their respective star ratings when allowed.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Dir: Brad Bird, 2011) ****
Beware The Gonzo (Dir: Brian Goluboff, 2010) **
Everything Must Go (Dir: Dan Rush, 2010) ***
Butter (Dir: Jim Field Smith, 2011) ***
Young Adult (Dir: Jason Reitman, 2011) ****
6 Days To Air: The Making Of South Park (Dir: Arthur Bradford, 2011) ***
Cloud Atlas (Dir: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, 2012) *****
Vertigo (Dir: Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) ****
Rust And Bone (Dir: Jacques Audiard, 2012) ***
Chaplin (Dir: Richard Attenborough, 1992) *****
I Love You Phillip Morris (Dir: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, 2009) ****
The Big Lebowski (Dir: Joel Coen, 1998) *****
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Tagged 1958, 1992, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 6 days to air: the making of south park, alfred hitchcock, andy wachowski, arthur bradford, beware the gonzo, brad bird, brian goluboff, butter, chaplin, cloud atlas, dan rush, everything must go, february, film, glenn ficarra, i love you phillip morris, jacques audiard, jason reitman, jim field smith, joel coen, john requa, lana wachowski, mission: impossible - ghost protocol, movies, richard attenborough, rust and bone, the big lebowski, tom tykwer, vertigo, young adult
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Where The Wild Things Are (Dir: Spike Jonze, 2009) ***
The Lovely Bones (Dir: Peter Jackson, 2009) ***
The Master (Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012) *****
Argo (Dir: Ben Affleck, 2012) *****
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (Dir: Bill Condon, 2012) ****
Perfect Sense (Dir: David Mackenzie, 2011) **
Stand By Me (Dir: Rob Reiner, 1986) *****
Weekend (Dir: Andrew Haigh, 2011) ****
Lolita (Dir: Stanley Kubrick, 1962) ***
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Tagged 1962, 1986, 2009, 2011, 2012, andrew haigh, argo, ben affleck, bill condon, david mackenzie, film, lolita, movies, november, paul thomas anderson, perfect sense, peter jackson, rob reiner, spike jonze, stand by me, stanley kubrick, the lovely bones, the master, the twilight saga: breaking dawn - part 1, weekend, where the wild things are
Whit Stillman’s Damsels In Distress was released on DVD in the UK yesterday. Check out my review over at HeyUGuys by clicking here.
Tagged 2011, 2012, adam brody, analeigh tipton, aubrey plaza, august, billy magnussen, caitlin fitzgerald, carrie maclemore, damsels in distress, dvd, film, greta gerwig, heyuguys, hugo becker, jermaine crawford, megalyn echikunwoke, movies, review, ryan metcalf, sony pictures classics, whit stillman
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Now Is Good (Dir: Ol Parker, 2012) **
Untouchable (Intouchables) (Dir: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano, 2011) *****
Happy, Happy (Sykt Lykkelig) (Dir: Anne Sewitsky, 2010) ****
Detention (Dir: Joseph Kahn, 2011) ***
The Sound Of My Voice (Dir: Zal Batmanglij, 2011) ****
Flashbacks Of A Fool (Dir: Baillie Walsh, 2008) **
The Loved Ones (Dir: Sean Byrne, 2009) ***
Romeos (Dir: Sabine Bernardi, 2011) ****
Hysteria (Dir: Tanya Wexler, 2011) ***
On The Road (Dir: Walter Salles, 2012) **
Tabu (Dir: Miguel Gomes, 2012) *****
Circumstance (Dir: Maryam Keshavarz, 2011) ****
Samsara (Dir: Ron Fricke, 2011) *****
Love Crime (Crime D’Amour) (Dir: Alain Corneau, 2010) **
Page Eight (Dir: David Hare, 2011) ***
Damsels In Distress (Dir: Whit Stillman, 2011) ****
Predator (Dir: John McTiernan, 1987) ***
The Bourne Legacy (Dir: Tony Gilroy, 2012) ***
Brave (Dir: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, 2012) ****
Taken (Dir: Pierre Morel, 2008) ***
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This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Lawless (Dir: John Hillcoat, 2012) ****
God Bless America (Dir: Bobcat Goldthwait, 2011) ****
Sexual Chronicles Of A French Family (Dir: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr, 2012) ***
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Dir: Timur Bekmambetov, 2012) **
Life Just Is (Dir: Alex Barrett, 2012) **
Small Creatures (Dir: Martin Wallace, 2010) *
Shadow Dancer (Dir: James Marsh, 2012) ****
Unconditional (Dir: Bryn Higgins, 2012) ****
Flying Blind (Dir: Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, 2012) ***
Young Dudes (Dir: Yin-jung Chen, 2012) **
Leave It On The Track (Dir: Benjamin Pascoe, 2011) ***
Fred (Dir: Richard Ledes, 2012) ***
The Imposter (Dir: Bart Layton, 2012) ****
Killer Joe (Dir: William Friedkin, 2012) ****
Mirage (Dir: Yang Jung-ho, 2012) ***
Pusher (Dir: Luis Prieto, 2012) ***
Girimunho (Dir: Clarissa Campolina, Helvecio Marins Jr, 2011) ***
Bottle Rocket (Dir: Wes Anderson, 1996) *****
Son Of Rambow (Dir: Garth Jennings, 2007) ****
The Muppets (Dir: James Bobin, 2011) ****
The Angels’ Share (Dir: Ken Loach, 2012) ****
Snow White And The Huntsman (Dir: Rupert Sanders, 2012) ****
Prometheus (Dir: Ridley Scott, 2012) ***
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Tagged 2011, june, 2010, 2012, 20th century fox, 2007, the muppets, movies, ridley scott, film, snow white and the huntsman, rupert sanders, disney, prometheus, wes anderson, james marsh, john hillcoat, god bless america, bobcat goldthwait, 1996, abraham lincoln: vampire hunter, pusher, luis prieto, william friedkin, killer joe, the angel's share, ken loach, entertainment one, roth films, universal pictures, james bobin, bottle rocket, son of rambow, garth jennings, unconditional, the imposter, bryn higgins, bart layton, girimunho, clarissa campolina, helvecio marins jr, mirage, yang jung-ho, fred, richard ledes, leave it on the track, benjamin pascoe, young dudes, yin-jung chen, flying blind, katarzyna klimkiewicz, shadow dancer, small creatures, martin wallace, life just is, alex barrett, timur bekmambetov, sexual chronicles of a french family, pascal arnold, jean-marc barr, lawless
DIRECTOR: Gareth Evans.
CAST: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy.
SYNOPSIS: In the slums of Jakarta, a group of dangerous murderers and gangsters live in a tower block that even the police won’t enter. When a SWAT team decides to storm the building and take down notorious drug lord, Tama (Sahetapy), the other residents of the block won’t go down without giving it all they’ve got.
My broken arm calls for a slightly different (and bitesize) reviewing format. So here’s ten things I want to say about The Raid: Continue reading
Tagged 2011, 2012, doni alamsyah, film, gareth evans, iko uwais, indonesia, joe taslim, may, movies, pierre gruno, ray sahetapy, review, serbuan maut, subtitles, the raid, the raid redemption, yayan ruhian
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
Moonrise Kingdom (Dir: Wes Anderson, 2012) *****
What To Expect When You’re Expecting (Dir: Kirk Jones, 2012) ***
Men In Black III (Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012) **
Men In Black II (Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld, 2002) **
Rushmore (Dir: Wes Anderson, 1998) *****
An Education (Dir: Lone Scherfig, 2009) ****
A Dangerous Method (Dir: David Cronenberg, 2011) ***
The Dictator (Dir: Larry Charles, 2012) **
The Raid (Dir: Gareth Evans, 2011) *****
Citizen Kane (Dir: Orson Welles, 1941) *****
Dark Shadows (Dir: Tim Burton, 2012) ***
Martha Marcy May Marlene (Dir: Sean Durkin, 2011) ****
Safe (Dir: Boaz Yakin, 2012) ***
The Lucky One (Dir: Scott Hicks, 2012) **
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Tagged 1941, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2012, a dangerous method, an education, barry sonnenfeld, boaz yakin, citizen kane, dark shadows, david cronenberg, film, gareth evans, kirk jones, larry charles, lone scherfig, martha marcy may marlene, may, men in black ii, men in black iii, moonrise kingdom, movies, orson welles, rushmore, safe, sarah paulson, scott hicks, sean durkin, the dictator, the lucky one, the raid, tim burton, wes anderson, what to expect when you're expecting
This list only includes films I watched for the first time this month. My most recent viewing is the top entry:
The Avengers (Dir: Joss Whedon, 2012) *****
Iron Man 2 (Dir: Jon Favreau, 2010) ***
Despicable Me (Dir: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, 2010) ***
Battleship (Dir: Peter Berg, 2012) **
The Cabin In The Woods (Dir: Drew Goddard, 2011) ***
Pret-A-Porter (Dir: Robert Altman, 1994) **
Born On The Fourth Of July (Dir: Oliver Stone, 1989) ****
Jumper (Dir: Doug Liman, 2008) **
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Tagged 1989, 1994, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, april, avengers assemble, battleship, born on the fourth of july, chris renaud, despicable me, doug liman, dreamworks, drew goddard, film, iron man 2, jon favreau, joss whedon, jumper, marvel, movies, oliver stone, peter berg, pierre coffin, pret-a-porter, robert altman, ron kovic, the avengers, the cabin in the woods
