“The Hollow Crown” (2012) Historial Drama Running Time: 528 minutes Directed by: Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre, Thea Sharrock and Dominic Cooke Featuring: Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston This television show is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry IV, Part II and Henry V. The first series, which aired in the United Kingdom in …
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“Cube: 20th Anniversary Special Edition” (1997) Science Fiction/Thriller Running Time: 90 minutes Written & Directed by: Vincenzo Natali Featuring: Maurice Dean Wint, Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Wayne Robson Rennes: “No more talking. No more guessing. Don't even think about nothing that's not right in front of you. That's the real …
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"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016) Fantasy Running Time: 133 minutes Director: David Yates Featuring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo and Colin Farrell Percival Graves: “You're an interesting man, Mr. Scamander. Just like your suitcase, I think there's more to you than …
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"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016) Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller Running Time: 132 minutes Directed by: Gareth Edwards Featuring: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelson, Ben Mendelsohn, Forrest Whittaker, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen Mon Mothma: “On your own from the age of fifteen; reckless, aggressive, and undisciplined.” Jyn Erso: “This is a rebellion, isn't it? I rebel.” …
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“Sleepless” (2017) Thriller/Action Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Andrea Berloff Directed by: Baran bo Odar Featuring: Jamie Foxxand T.I., Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney, David Harbour, Gabrielle Union and Scoot McNairy This film is a remake in all but name – the first one was at least set overnight hence the title – the only positive thing to say about this …
"Moana" (2016) Animation Running Time: 107 minutes Directed by: Ron Clements & John Musker Featuring: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger and Alan Tudyk Maui: “Do you know who Maui is? The greatest demigod that ever lived, who stopped the sun, who pulled up islands out of the sea, …
“The Void” (2016) Horror Running Time: 90 minutes Written & Directed by: Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie Featuring: Ellen Wong, Aaron Poole, Evan Stern, Kathleen Munroe and Kenneth Walsh Original horror films are so hard to produce, they can be even harder to find for the public with a love of the genre. This year has already …
“Why Him?” (2016) Comedy Running Time: 111 minutes Written & Directed by: John Hamburg Featuring: James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck and Keegan-Michael Key Laird Mayhew: “Motherfucking *Fleming's* are in the house! YES!” Ned Fleming: “Oh my God.” This new James Franco/Bryan Cranston comedy is a riff on the classic drama “Guess who’s coming to dinner” (1967), they …
“Monster Trucks” (2017) Science Fiction/Action Running Time: 104 minutes Written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Derek Connolly and Matthew Robinson Directed by: Chris Wedge Featuring: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Barry Pepper and Holt McCallany Reece Tenneson: “I'm not into hurting people..” [Nods to Burke] Reece Tenneson: “..that's his job.” When movies go bad they really go bad and not much …
“The Bye Bye Man” (2017) Horror Running Time: 96 minutes Directed by: Stacy Title Featuring: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway and Jenna Knell Almost everyone in the movie: “Don't think it. Don't say it. Don't think it. Don't say it. Don't think it. Don't say it. Don't think …
"The Fly - Ultimate Collection" (1958 - 1989) Horror/Science Fiction One of my favorite series of films was introduced to me by television, specifically the old 'Sunday Night Horrors' time slot on TV2, where the original “The Fly” (1958) aired regularly. It was not until I was older that I finally watch the two sequels …
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“War on Everyone (2016) Comedy/Thriller/Action Running Time: 97 minutes Written & Directed by: John Michael McDonagh Featuring: Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, and Theo James Bob Bolaño: “He called me a 'wet back'! He knows damn well I was born here. He is a big fat racist pig is what he is.” John Michael McDonagh is best know …
“I Smile Back” (2015) Drama Running Time: 95 minutes Directed by: Adam Salky Written by: Amy Koppelman & Paige Dylan Featuring: Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Thomas Sadoski and Chris Sarandon Laney: “Nobody tells you that it's terrifying to love something so much.” “I Smile Back” (2015) is firmly based around the character of Laney played …
“The Family Fang” (2015) Drama/Comedy Running Time: 105 minutes Directed by: Jason Bateman Featuring: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman and Christopher Walken Baxter Fang: “Don't be afraid. Own the moment. If you're in control then the chaos will happen around you and not to you.” Jason Bateman had such success at an early age as …
"The Avengers Series 1 &2" (1961-1962) TV Show Running Time: 1400 minutes Creator: Sydney Newman Featuring: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Philip Stone John Steed: “Who are you?” John Steed: “I'm very sorry, I can't tell you that. But I'm on the side of the angels, believe me.” One of the first and still fine British …
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"American Honey" (2016) Drama Running Time: 163 minutes Directed by: Andrea Arnold Featuring: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough Krystal: “Where's that accent from?” Star: “Texas.” Krystal: “So you're a southern girl. A real American honey like me. You know that song?” Star: “No.” This is not a film for everyone, but for those that …
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – Series 1 – 3 (1962 – 1964) Mystery Running Time: 3000 minutes Created by: Alfred Hitchcock Featuring: James Mason, Robert Redford, Vera Miles, Peter Falk, Jayne Mansfield, Angie Dickinson, Tony Randall, John Forsythe, Peter Graves, Gene Barry, William Conrad, Bob Crane, Dean Stockwell, Diana Dors, Dabney Coleman, Gig Young, Christopher …
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“CSI – Season 15” (2015) Procedural/Crime Running Time: 880 minutes Created by: Anthony E. Zuiker Featuring: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, David Berman, Wallace Langham Kyle Ellis: “A freezer chest! What do you think?” Nick Stokes: “That's never good!” CSI Mixing deduction and character-driven drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation follows …
"Hunt for the Wilderpeople" (2016) Drama/Comedy/New Zealand Running Time: 101 minutes Director: Taika Waititi Featuring: Sam Neil, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne and Oscar Kightley Ricky Baker: I'll never stop running! Paula: Yeah, and I'll never stop chasing you - I'm relentless, I'm like the Terminator. Ricky Baker: I'm more like …
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Stanley Kubrick: The Blu-ray Collection Over the past few months we have seen the release of three seminal Stanley Kubrick films, and now these have been put together as one three disc set – these are films Kubrick made outside his Warner Brothers work – they are all excellent and see the filmmaker working in …
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