Drama

The Town

Ben Affleck’s latest directorial effort is a solid one. He makes good use of his name in showbiz to put together a great cast and weave an entertaining story with no shortage of the elements of what a good heist film should be. The Town centers around a group of friends who rob banks and cause mayhem in the town of Charlestown. When the gang’s leader, Doug MacCray (Affleck), gets too involved with a witness to one of their robberies (Hall) things get heated within the group as well as outside it, as the FBI begins to crack down on these robberies. The Town, while never skimping on the high quality, fast paced, action, ends up being a strongly character driven story, making it a good heist film to watch, while also delivering a substantial amount of intelligence that many films of this genre lack. Read More…

The Social Network

How can a movie about the creation of Facebook and the legal battles that followed it be interesting enough to warrant a two hour film? When you attach talents to the project like David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin the question is how could this movie not be interesting enough to warrant a two hour film? From the dark and elegant mind of David Fincher, the genius behind movies like Fight Club, Seven, and Zodiac, and the intelligent writing ability of Aaron Sorkin, the creator/writer of the multiple Emmy award winning series The West Wing, comes The Social Network. Read More…

Green Zone

Seen by many as a gap-filler until Greengrass and Damon make Bourne 4, this Iraq-set action-thriller lives up to expectations of being a clever, high-adrenaline picture that will only increase your hunger for Jason Bourne’s next outing. However, Green Zone doesn’t merely suffice as an in-between flick, it breaks through that ‘gap-filler’ label to stand out on its own merits as a meticulously crafted flick with a welcome sense of physical realism – as opposed to say, From Paris With Love or Law Abiding Citizen – that ensures you’re embedded deep within the action. Read More…

An Education

An Education, set in 1960s London, focuses on the life of a 16 year old school girl studying to get into Oxford University. Everything is ticking over nicely for young Jenny (the fantastic Carey Mulligan) until one days she meets the slick talking, sportscar driving David (Peter Sarsgaard) one rainy day after school. Read More…

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