The Hurt Locker (2008)
As “must see” as it is possible to get.
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Triangle (2009)
Friday the 13th meets Groundhog’s Day, only better.
Moon (2009)
Sam Rockwell more than proves his mettle.
Case 39 (2009)
You know what I would really love? If Renée Zellweger would cease in making that squinty-eyed duck face and claiming it’s acting. That would be really swell.
The Hide (2008)
A lot of the time, especially if I’m a bit pressed for time as I am tonight, I’ll begin to jot down a basic sketch of my review for a film around fifteen or twenty minutes before it’s over. Ordinarily, that far into the movie I already have a decently well-formed opinion of its strengths and weaknesses and can get a good start on penning my thoughts. This is what I can say about The Hide: I found it intriguing all the way through, had half a solid, fairly eloquent review written and then had to scrap the entire thing because in those last twenty minutes it BLEW MY MIND. We’re talking slack-jawed, wide-eyed amazement.
The Road (2009)
By: John Hillcoat (director), Cormac McCarthy (novel), Joe Penhall (screenplay) Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael K. Williams A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible. I’m a sucker for a post-apocalyptic story, but I’ll be the first to admit that [...]
The Lovely Bones (2009)
By: Peter Jackson (director), Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens (screenplay), Alice Seybold (novel) Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her [...]
