Director F. Gary Gray Starring Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson Rated M Score 2/6 When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before. Alright, this franchise has become a moneymaking behemoth that is…
Movie Reviews
For Film Sake Festival- Burqa Boxers
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Director Alka Raghuram Rated CTC Score 6/6 In a culture that values beauty, delicacy, refinement and submission as the prized traits to the ultimate feminine career fulfillment, marriage, young Muslim women in Kiddirpur, Kolkata challenge stereotypes, learning boxing with Razia Shabnam, one of the first Indian women to become a boxing coach and an international…
Wuthering Heights – Throwback Review
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Directed by Suri Krishnamma Starring Erika Christensen, Mike Vogel, Katherine Heigel, Johnny Whitworth, Aimee Osbourne, John Doe & Christopher Kennedy Masterson Rating M Score 3.5/6 Two lovers engage in a passionate but thwarted romance in this modern adaptation of the classic novel. For those of you who might be wondering what was the first movie…
Live! – Throwback Review
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Director Bill Guttentag Starring Eva Mendes & David Krumholtz Rated MA Score 6/6 A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette. For those of you who are wondering I first reviewed Live! on the 18th of May 2010. I am sure there is…
Eastern Condors – Throwback Review
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Director by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Staring Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Yuen Biaa, Joyce Godenzi & Haing S. Ngor Rated R Score 5/6 Asian POWs get a chance at freedom when the United States offers them a mission to destroy a secret depot of missiles in Vietnam. Before I get to far into this review, I first…
Predator 2
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Director Stephen Hopkins Starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Kevin Peter Hall Rated M Score 4/6 Amidst a territorial gang war in 1997, a sophisticated alien hunter stalks the citizens of Los Angeles and the only man between him and his prey is veteran L.A.P.D. officer, Lieutenant Mike Harrigan. Predator 2 is set 10 years after…
Predator
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Director John McTiernan Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall Rated M Score 3/6 A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. A couple of things part of the reason why I have decided to review is that there is a “sequel” to…
Ghost in the Shell
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Director Rupert Sanders Staring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano Rated M Score 4/6 In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. For the record yes am vaguely familiar…
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
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Director Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova Rated M Rated 2/6 During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win. For those of…
Street Fighter – 1994
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Director Steven E. de Souza Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen Rated M Score 3/6 Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts. For those of you who were wondering Street Fighter was based loosely on the video game Street Fighter II…