The Great Gatsby
★★★ Director: Baz Luhrmann Year: 2013 I had read all of the bad reviews and expected a horrible film. But it's not that bad. Partially, because the book ...
Elysium
★★★ Director: Neill Blomkamp Year: 2013 I was a little torn whether this was a 3-star or 4-star film. But thinking about Matt Damon's performance, I forgot at ...
Spring Breakers
★★ Director: Harmony Korine Year: 2013 This film just proves you shouldn't watch films based upon their iTunes popularity. It's such rubbish, I had a difficult time making ...
The Master
★★★★★ Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Year: 2012 I have a hard time describing this film other than I wished it would never end. It is one of the ...
Sweet and Lowdown
★★★★ Director: Woody Allen Year: 1999 This was the second time I've seen this and it definitely is a repeat worthy film. First off, Sean Penn is incredible. The ...
Admission
★ Director: Paul Weitz Year: 2013 Whoever signed off on this film should have been shot! Awful doesn't begin to describe it. You take the talents of Tina Fey ...
World War Z
★★★★ Director: Marc Forster Year: 2013 So I've read the book and yes, it's nothing like it. But what I enjoyed about this film is the updated style ...
American Beauty
★★★★ Director: Sam Mendes Year: 1999 I hadn't seen this film since it came out, which would have been over 14 years ago. Wow, this movie aged well. ...
Gregory Crewdson: Br
★★★★ Director: Ben Shapiro Year: 2012 I've been dying to see this film ever since I saw the trailer. Gregory Crewdson is one of the most amazing photographers ...
Lord of War
★★ Director: Andrew Niccol Year: 2005 I had wanted to see this ever since all of the amazing reviews on Reddit. Well, I guess I expected a lot ...
42
★★★ Director: Brian Helgeland Year: 2013 I love baseball. I love baseball movies. The tradition, history and stats are ingrained in me. And Jackie Robinson, his story and ...
Before Midnight
★★★★ Director: Richard Linklater Year: 2013 I absolutely love the Before series. Where as Before Sunset was pure dialogue genius, this one is a little bit more painful ...
Cloud Atlas
★★★ Director: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski Year: 2012 The first 15 minutes of the film was very confusing. But thanks to wikipedia, I read the premise and the ...
Mafioso
★★★ Director: Alberto Lattuada Year: 1962 Fascinating film. Can't believe it was only the '60s when Sicily was considered a backwoods country (yes, country as everyone views themselves ...
The Impossible
★★★ Director: Juan Antonio Bayona Year: 2012 Everyone knows the story of the devastating tsunami. So when it actually hits, the way it's shot and more importantly the ...
Hitchcock
★★ Director: Sacha Gervasi Year: 2012 I agree with Entertainment Weekly that this film is possible one of the biggest bombs of the year. Mostly because it had ...
The Prestige
★★★★ Director: Christopher Nolan Year: 2006 I'm not sure how I missed this film. I love Christopher Nolan films and this was after Memento. Absolutely phenomenal. Hugh Jackman ...
Les Miserables
★★★ Director: Tom Hooper Year: 2012 Watching this as a film versus a Broadway musical was quite different, and in a good way. Some subtleties that I barely ...
