Tag: four stars

Movie Review – Flight (2012)

Title: Flight (2012) Director: Robert Zemeckis Runtime: 138 minutes — Robert Zemeckis has a knack for making the ordinary – in this case, addiction – larger than life. In this enthralling character study of a pilot addicted to drugs and alcohol, Zemeckis manages to fill every moment with tension and the audience is simply unable…


Film Swappers #4: Collector’s Edition – Deliverance (1972)

Welcome to Film Swappers, where Chris and Branden force the other person to watch any movie of their choosing. The only rules are that the films chosen have to be one that the other person hasn’t already seen, and they must be watched and reviewed. Film Swappers #4: Collector’s Edition Deliverance (1972) Chris and I not only…


Oscar Countdown 2013 – Lincoln (2012)

This is the seventh of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Lincoln: Well Played, Mr. President Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg As with all that director Steven Spielberg touches, Lincoln is brilliant. It is a creative and…


Oscar Countdown 2013 – Life of Pi (2012)

This is the sixth of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Life of Pi: Stunning and Thought-Provoking Runtime: 127 minutes Director: Ang Lee As an avid reader, I am reluctant to admit that I have never read the…


Movie Review – Bully (2012)

Title: Bully (2012) Runtime: 98 minutes Director: Lee Hirsch — I’ve watched a lot of documentary films already this year, and have enjoyed virtually all of them. In terms of emotional response, though, Lee Hirch’s incredibly powerful and important film Bully is on a different level. It’s an absolute shame that the public interest in…


Film Swappers #3 – Dread (2009)/Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Welcome to Film Swappers, where Chris and Branden force the other person to watch any movie of their choosing. The only rules are that the films chosen have to be one that the other person hasn’t already seen, and they must be watched and reviewed. Film Swappers #3 Dread (2009) and Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)…


Movie Review – Halloween (1978)

Title: Halloween (1978) Runtime: 91 minutes Director: John Carpenter — They don’t really get much better than Halloween. The more times I watch this horror masterpiece from John Carpenter, the more I fall in love with it. Carpenter proves that you don’t need a large budget (just $320,000 on this one, and $20,000 was for…