Film Directory

Movie 43 (2013)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:22:00 -0800

Directed by Peter Farrelly, Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, Griffin Dunne, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, James Duffy, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham and Jonathan van Tulleken

Written by Steve Baker, Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bill O’Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri, Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko, Jonathan van Tulleken and Jonas Wittenmark

Starring Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Common, Will Sasso, Seth MacFarlane, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Allen White, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Anna Faris, Chris Pratt, J. B. Smoove, Kieran Culkin, Emma Stone, Arthur French, Richard Gere, Kate Bosworth, Jack McBrayer, Aasif Mandvi, Justin Long, Jason Sudeikis, Uma Thurman, Kristen Bell, Leslie Bibb, Bobby Cannavale, John Hodgman, Patrick Warburton, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jimmy Bennett, Matt Walsh, Gerard Butler, Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Halle Berry, Nicole Polizzi, Stephen Merchant, Terrence Howard, Corey Brewer, Jared Dudley, Larry Sanders, Elizabeth Banks and Josh Duhamel

94 minutes

Synopsis: A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches hilarious and insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in hollywood.

Quote: “Hit em with your black dick!” - Coach Jackson (Terrence Howard)

Eric: .5/5!

Thoughts (01/27/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 4%

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:01:00 -0800

Directed by Tommy Wirkola

Written by Dante Harper and Tommy Wirkola

Starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Pihla Viitala, Thomas Mann, Peter Stormare, Derek Mears and Robin Atkins Downes

88 minutes

Synopsis: In this spin on the fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel are now bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past.

Quote: “Whatever you do, don’t eat the fuckin’ candy.” - Hansel (Jeremy Renner)

Eric: .5/5!

Thoughts (01/24/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 17%

Quartet (2012)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:52:00 -0800

Directed by Dustin Hoffman

Written by Ronald Harwood

Starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon and Sheridan Smith

98 minutes

Synopsis: At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

Quote: “This is not a retirement home, it is a madhouse!” - Jean (Maggie Smith)

Eric: 3/5!

Thoughts (01/23/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%

Mama (2013)

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:41:00 -0800

Directed by Andres Muschietti

Written by Andres Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Neil Cross

Starring Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse and Daniel Kash

100 minutes

Synopsis: Annabel and Lucas are faced with the challenge of raising his young nieces that were left alone in the forest for 5 years…. but how alone were they?

Quote: “Mama you promised!” - Victoria (Megan Charpentier)

Eric: 2/5!

Thoughts (01/20/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 61%

The Last Stand (2013)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 04:31:00 -0800

Directed by Kim Ji-woon

Written by Andrew Knauer

Starring Arnold Schwarzengger, Forest Whitaker, Rodrigo Santoro, Eduardo Noriega, Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzman and Peter Stormare

107 minutes

Synopsis: The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff.

Quote: “You make us immigrants look bad.” - Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Eric: 2/5!

Thoughts (01/19/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 59%

Broken City (2013)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:20:00 -0800

Directed by Allan Hughes

Written by Brian Tucker

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Natalie Martinez and Catherine Zeta-Jones

109 minutes

Synopsis: In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.

Quote: “There are some wars you fight, and some wars you walk away from. This is the fighting kind.” - Mayor Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe)

Eric: 3.5/5!

Thoughts (01/19/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 26%

Not Fade Away (2012)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:08:00 -0800

Directed by David Chase

Written by David Chase

Starring John Magaro, Bella Heathcote, Jack Huston, James Gandolfini, Will Brill, Gregory Perri, Christopher McDonald and Dominique McElligott

112 minutes

Synopsis: Set in suburban New Jersey the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

Quote: “You come to my home looking like that?” - Pat (James Gandolfini)

Eric: 2.5/5!

Thoughts (01/17/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 70%

Promised Land (2012)

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:34:00 -0800

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Written by Matt Damon and John Krasinski

Starring Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Krasinski, Hal Holbrook and Terry Kinney

106 minutes

Synopsis: A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

Quote: “Your a good guy Steve, I just wish you weren’t doing this.” - Frank Yates (Hal Holbrook)

Eric: 2.5/5!

Thoughts (01/13/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 50%

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012)

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:24:00 -0800

Directed by Ben Shapiro

77 minutes

Synopsis: A documentary shot over a decade with unprecedented access to photographer Gregory Crewdson that bares the artist’s process.

Quote: “Shes so beautiful.” - Gregory Crewdson

Eric: 4/5!

Thoughts (01/13/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:56:00 -0800

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Written by Mark Boal

Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler, Mark Strong, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Harold Perrineau, Mark Duplass and James Gandolfini

157 minutes

Synopsis: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011.

Quote: “Quite frankly, I didn’t even want to use you guys, with your dip and velcro and all your gear bullshit. I wanted to drop a bomb. But people didn’t believe in this lead enough to drop a bomb. So they’re using you guys as canaries. And, in theory, if bin Laden isn’t there, you can sneak away and no one will be the wiser. But bin Laden is there. And you’re going to kill him for me.” - Maya (Jessica Chastain)

Eric: 5/5!

Thoughts (01/11/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%

Gangster Squad (2013)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:40:00 -0800

Directed by Ruben Fleischer

Written by Will Beall

Starring Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Macki, Michael Pena, Mireille Enos, Nick Nolte and Robert Patrick

113 minutes

Synopsis: Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.

Quote: “I always knew I’d die in Burbank.” - Coleman Harris (Anthony Mackie)

Eric: 3/5!

Thoughts (01/11/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 33%

The Impossible (2012)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:07:00 -0800

Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona

Written by Sergio G. Sanchez

Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin and Oaklee Pendergast

113 minutes

Synopsis: An account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.

Quote: “Lucas, look at this place. They’re so busy in here. You get to go and do something. Go help people. You’re good at it.” - Maria (Naomi Watts)

Eric: 5/5!

Thoughts (01/11/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%

Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:46:00 -0800

Directed by John Luessenhop

Written by Kirsten Elms, Debra Sullivan and Adam Marcus

Starring Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Trey Songz, Tania Raymonde, Shaun Sipos, Thom Barry, Paul Rae, Richard Riehle and Keram Malicki-Sanchez

92 minutes

Synopsis: A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward.

Quote: “Do your thing cuz!” - Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario)

Eric: .5/5!

Thoughts (01/04/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 19%

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:35:00 -0800

Directed by Roger Mitchell

Written by Richard Nelson

Starring Laura Linney, Bill Murray, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel and Olivia Williams

95 minutes

Synopsis: The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.

Quote: “That spring Franklin showed me a world I never knew existed.” - Daisy (Laura Linney)

Eric: 3/5!

Thoughts (01/03/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 40%

Rust and Bone (2012)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:25:00 -0800

Directed by Jacques Audiard

Written by Thomas Bidegain and Jacques Audiard

Starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts and Armand Verdure

120 minutes

Synopsis: Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali’s bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.

Quote: “What have you done with my legs?” - Stephanie (Marion Cotillard)

Eric: 4.5/5!

Thoughts (01/03/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:30:00 -0800

Directed by Peter Ramsey

Written by David Lindsay-Abaire

Starring Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Jude Law and Dakota Goyo

97 minutes

Synopsis: When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Quote: “You don’t want to race a rabbit, mate.” - Bunnymund (Hugh Jackman)

Eric: 1.5/5!

Thoughts (01/03/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 74%

The Guilt Trip (2012)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:52:00 -0800

Directed by Anne Fletcher

Written by Dan Fogelman

Starring Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand

95 minutes

Synopsis: As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom’s house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.

Quote: “You know, how I can eat.” - Joyce Brewster (Barbra Streisand)

Eric: 1.5/5!

Thoughts (01/03/13): n/a

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%

Monsters, Inc. 3D (2012)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:05:00 -0800

Directed by Pete Docter

Written by Andrew Stanton and Dan Gerson

Starring John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly and Bob Peterson

92 minutes

Synopsis: Monsters generate their city’s power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley finds his world disrupted.

Quote: “Roz, my tender, oozing blossom, you’re looking fabulous today. Is that a new haircut? Tell me it’s a new haircut. It’s got to be a new haircut. New makeup? You had a lift? You had a tuck? You had something? Something has been inserted in in you that makes you look… Listen, I need a favor. Randall was working late last night out on the scare floor. I really need the key to the door he was using.” - Mike (Billy Crystal)

Eric: 4.5/5!

Thoughts (01/02/13): The last couple years it seems that most animated movies are dubbed “great for children and adults alike” (came up with the quote myself, so I suppose its not a quote at all…) and I disagree with that most the time, but not for this movie! Monsters, Inc. 3D was a very fun pixar film that is great for both children and adults alike.

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Anna Karenina (2012)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:46:00 -0800

Directed by Joe Wright

Written by Tom Stoppard

Starring Keira Knightley, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jude Law, Domhnall Gleeson, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Alicia Vikander and Emily Watson

130 minutes

Synopsis: Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.

Quote: “I would be a sin to help you destroy yourself.” Alexei Karenin (Jude Law)

Eric: 4/5!

Thoughts (01/02/13): I adored its approach to storytelling by way of the stage.

Rotten Tomatoes: 62%

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:31:00 -0800

Directed by Peter Jackson

Written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro

Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, Manu Bennett, Elijah Wood, Sylvester McCoy, Christopher Lee and Barry Humphries

169 minutes

Synopsis: A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a “unexpected journey” to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.

Quote: “My dear Frodo, you asked me once if I had told you everything there was to know about my adventures. Well, I can honestly say I’ve told you the truth, I may not have told you all of it.” - Old Bilbo (Ian Holm)

Eric: 1/5!

Thoughts (01/02/13): It became frustrating very early on and my overall consensus was that it was just a plain old waste of time.

Rotten Tomatoes: 65%