Month: September 2016

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN [2016]

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

Directed by Antoine Fuqua Written by Richard Wenk, Nic Pizzolatto, Akira Kurosawa (based on original screenplay) Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard, Haley Bennett Arrrrgh!! Not another one! Not another freaking remake! Please,… Continue Reading “THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #mag7, Akira Kurosawa, Antoine Fuqua, Byung-hun Lee, Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, ethan hawke, Hideo Oguni, magnificent seven, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Nic Pizzolatto, Peter Sarsgaard, re-imagining, reboot, remake, Richard Wenk, seven samurai, Shinobu Hashimoto, Vincent D'Onofrio

THE RED TURTLE (La tortue rouge) [2016]

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit Written by Michael Dudok de Wit (story), Pascale Ferran (screenplay) The Red Turtle is a dialogue free, experimental film whose quality obviously banks heavily on its presentation; the animation and especially the soundtrack and sound effects work. As… Continue Reading “THE RED TURTLE (La tortue rouge) [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #MUSTWATCH, dialogue-free film, japanse animation, Michael Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran, studio ghilbli, the red turtle, why not productions, wild bunch

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (2016)

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Matt Ross Written by Matt Ross Starring: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn Captain Fantastic is almost the perfect comedy, with a great variety of humour, drama, and infinitely interesting philosophical angles that make you think. It is… Continue Reading “CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (2016)”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: #MUSTWATCH, Frank Langella, George MacKay, Kathryn Hahn, Matt Ross, Noam Chomsky, Samantha Isler, Viggo Mortensen

SNOWDEN (2016)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Oliver Stone Written by Kieran Fitzgerald (screenplay), Oliver Stone (screenplay) Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Olyphant, Rhys Ifans This should have been one of those films that need to be seen. I can’t say I am a… Continue Reading “SNOWDEN (2016)”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: CIA, Edward Snowden, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Melissa Leo, NSA, privacy, Rhys Ifans, Shailene Woodley, surviellence, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Wilkinson

NERVE [2016]

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman Written by Jeanne Ryan (novel), Jessica Sharzer (screenplay) Starring: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade Nerve is based in 2020, but it could easily be based in the world we live in today. From ‘planking’ to Jackass to… Continue Reading “NERVE [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: apps, Ariel Schulman, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Emma Roberts, Games, Henry Joost, Jeanne Ryan, Jessica Sharzer, Nerve, pokemon go, social media, youtube

THE SHALLOWS [2016]

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Written by Anthony Jaswinski Starring: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Angelo Jose This is one of those movies filled with ‘why’ moments, which isn’t necessarily a disaster, but when these moments build up on top of one another for the duration… Continue Reading “THE SHALLOWS [2016]”

Category: 2016, FilmTags: 2016, Angelo Jose, Anthony Jaswinski, Óscar Jaenada, below average, Blake Lively, Jaume Collet-Serra, jaws, shark film, shark movie, sharks, thriller

BLOOD FATHER [2016]

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Jean-François Richet Written by Peter Craig (screenplay, novel), Andrea Berloff (screenplay) Starring: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, William H. Macy Hey hey!! Mel is back! Not only that, but his new film is a solid, pulpy, gritty entry into… Continue Reading “BLOOD FATHER [2016]”