Category: Film Reviews
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Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Rating Director Peter Jackson Screenplay Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh (Novel: J.R.R. Tolkien) Length 178 min. Starring Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett, Marton Csokas, Ian…
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The Morning After: December 12, 2011
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Rating Director Tomas Alfredson Screenplay Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan (Novel: John le Carré) Length 127 min. Starring Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Toby Jones, David Dencik, Ciaran Hinds, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kathy Burke, Stephen Graham, Arthur Nightingale, Simon McBurney, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Konstantin Khabenskiy MPAA Rating R for…
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Review: Rampart (2011)
Rampart Rating Director Oren Moverman Screenplay Oren Moverman, James Ellroy Length 108 min. Starring Woody Harrelson, Steve Buscemi, Robin Wright, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Foster, Anne Heche, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, Ned Beatty, Cynthia Nixon MPAA Rating R for pervasive language, sexual content and some violence
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Review: Albert Nobbs (2011)
Albert Nobbs Rating Director Rodrigo García Screenplay Glenn Close, John Banville, Gabriella Prekop (Short Story: George Moore) Length 113 min. Starring Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, Brenda Fricker, Mark Williams, Pauline Collins, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy MPAA Rating R for some sexuality, brief nudity and language
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Review: Hugo (2011)
Hugo Rating Director Martin Scorsese Screenplay John Logan (Book: Brian Selznick) Length 127 min. Starring Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Jude Law MPAA Rating PG for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking
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The Morning After: Dec. 5, 2011
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: The Descendants (2011)
The Descendants Rating Director Alexander Payne Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (Novel: Kaui Hart Hemmings) Length 115 min. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Beau Bridges, Michael Ontkean, Milt Kogan, Robert Forster, Barbara L. Southern, Matthew Lillard, Judy Greer MPAA Rating R for language including some sexual references
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The Morning After: Nov. 28, 2011
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Review: Immortals (2011)
Immortals Rating Director Tarsem Singh Screenplay Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides Length 110 min. Starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, John Hurt, Joseph Morgan, Anne Day-ones, Greg Bryk, Peter Stebbings, Daniel Sharman Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz MPAA Rating R for sequences of strong bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality
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Review: Immortals (2011)
Immortals Rating Director Tarsem Singh Screenplay Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides Length 110 min. Starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, John Hurt, Joseph Morgan, Anne Day-ones, Greg Bryk, Peter Stebbings, Daniel Sharman Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz MPAA Rating R for sequences of strong bloody violence, and a scene of sexuality
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Review: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2011)
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil Rating Director Eli Craig Screenplay Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson Length 89 min. Starring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse oss, Philip Granger, Brandon McLaren, Christie Lang, Chelan Simmons, Travis Nelson, Alexander Arsenault, Adam Beauchesne, Joseph Sutherland MPAA Rating R for bloody horror violence, language and brief nudity.
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Review: Puss in Boots (2011)
Puss in Boots Rating Director Chris Miller Screenplay Will Davies, Bryan Lynch, David H. Steinberg, Tom Wheeler, Jon Zack (Characters: Charles Perrault) Length 90 min. Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Constance Marie, Guillermo del Toro MPAA Rating PG for some adventure action and mild rude humor
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Review: Warrior (2011)
Warrior Rating Director Gavin O’Connor Screenplay Gavin O’Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman Length 139 min. Starring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn MPAA Rating PG-13 for sequences of intense mixed martial arts fighting, some language and thematic material
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Review: J. Edgar (2011)
J. Edgar Rating Director Clint Eastwood Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Length 137 min. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Judi Dench, Josh Lucas MPAA Rating R for brief strong language
