Director Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange & John Goodman Rated MA Score 5/6 Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?…
Thriller
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
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Director Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez Starring Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin Rated MA Score 3.5/6 Some of Sin City’s most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants. Okay, considering that I don’t read a lot of graphic novels I cannot say with any degree of certainty whether or not…
John Doe: Vigilante
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Director Kelly Dolen Starring Jamie Bamber & Lachy Hulme Rated MA Score 6/6 An ordinary man fights violence the only way he knows how – by killing one criminal at a time. Hero or villain? Justice or vengeance? You decide. Wow. Wow. Wow. If you’re a fan of Australian movies track this one down, it’s…
Into the Storm
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Director Steven Quale Starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh Rated M Score 2.5/6 Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton. Ok, if you don’t watch this one on the largest screen possible there isn’t much of a reason for checking this…
Taken 3
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Director Olivier Megaton Starring Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace Rated M Score 2/6 Ex-government operative Bryan Mills is accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed. As he is tracked and pursued, Mills brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name. This is quite…
The Imitation Game
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Director Morten Tyldum Staring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode Rated M Score 6/6 During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. We all know that at times that I’m lazy when keeping up with what I have to watch at the local cinema and…
These Final Hours
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Director Zak Hilditch Starring Nathan Phillips & Angourie Rice Rated MA Score 6/6 A self-obsessed young man makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father. Their relationship ultimately leads him on the path to redemption. I remember…
Reasonable Doubt
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Director Peter Howitt Staring Dominic Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson & Gloria Reuben Rated MA Score 1/6 A District Attorney has his life turned upside down when he’s involved in a hit and run and another man is arrested for his crime and charged with murder. At best Reasonable Doubt is an unimpressive film but to…
The Prince
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Director Brian A Miller Starring Jason Patric, Bruce Willis & John Cusack Rated MA Score 2/6 When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival. I suppose that the only that was really impressive about this movie was…
John Wick
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Director David Leitch & Chad Stahelski Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen Rated MA Score 4.5/6 An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. I was actually kind of impressed with John Wick, considering that both David Leitch and Chad Stahelski are first time directors and…