REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): Dir. James Gunn. Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman. Based upon the comic of the same name by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Starring: Chris Pratt, […]
Author: thecinemaverick
REVIEW: Boyhood
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) Boyhood (2014): Written and directed by Richard Linklater. Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, and Lorelei Linklater. Rated R for language including sexual references, and for teen drug and alcohol use. Running time: 165 minutes. […]
OBPC #85: Argo, 2012
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) Argo (2012): Dir. Ben Affleck. Written by Chris Terrio. Based upon the book The Master of Disguise by Tony Mendez and the magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman. Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan […]
OBPC #84: The Artist, 2011
Rating: 2½ stars (out of 4) The Artist (2011): Written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, and Penelope Ann Miller. Rated PG-13 for a disturbing image and a […]
OBPC #83: The King’s Speech, 2010
Rating: 3 stars (out of 4) The King’s Speech (2010): Dir. Tom Hooper. Written by David Seidler. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, and Derek Jacobi. Rated R for some language. Running time: 118 minutes. […]
OBPC #82: The Hurt Locker, 2009
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Hurt Locker (2009): Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Written by Mark Boal. Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, and Ralph Fiennes. Rated R for war violence and language. Running time: 131 […]
OBPC #81: Slumdog Millionaire, 2008
Rating: 2 stars (out of 4) Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Directed by Danny Boyle, with co-direction by Loveleen Tandan. Written by Simon Beaufoy. Based upon the novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup. Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, […]
OBPC #80: No Country for Old Men, 2007
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4) No Country for Old Men (2007): Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Based upon the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. Starring: Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee […]
OBPC #79: The Departed, 2006
Rating: 3½ stars (out of 4) The Departed (2006): Dir. Martin Scorsese. Written by William Monahan. Based upon the film Mou gaan dou written by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, […]
TV RECAP: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008): Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Featuring the voices of: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco, and Mako Iwamatsu. I know, I know—I don’t really […]