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Blood Father 2016
Director: Jean-François Richet Writer: Peter Craig, Andrea Berloff Starring: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, William H. Macy Even after it ends, I still have not decided if I like this title for this movie, whether or not this was supposed to be a comedy or tragedy, or whether I love or…
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The Descent 2005
Director: Neil Marshall Writer: Neil Marshall Starring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid The Descent is a film with mediocre acting, scattered direction, a weak script, few moments of inspired imagery and lighting, and terrible pacing for the first third of the feature. The redeeming qualities, aside from some pretty decent villains, are location…
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World War Z 2013
Director: Marc Forster Writer: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof, J. Michael Straczynski Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz Brad Pitt is working his butt off to save his family, himself and the world, in that order. We know he will do it, but how? World War Z could have been a…
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Jack Reacher 2012
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Writer: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Werner Herzog Its a Tom Cruise special. Hooray! All the elements are here: gratuitous violence, pretty vulnerable females, a touch of Americana, and a clear cut definition of the greater good. All these bits and pieces are seamlessly woven…
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
Director: J.J. Abrams Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch From the start, I thought I was watching a Wuxia film. The opening is more than reminiscent of the style of many Chinese and Korean period movies. In terms of the performances, the actors feel…