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The Hateful Eight

The Hateful EightGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★1/2 Written and Directed By:  Quentin Tarantino Starring:  Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren Kurt Russell as John ‘The Hangman’ Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue Tim Roth as Oswarldo Mobray Michael Madsen as John Gage                          Walton Goggins as Sheriff Chris Mannix Bruce Dem as General Sanford Smithers Demián Bichir as Bob... Read More »

The Revenant

The RevenantGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.2/5) Director:  Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu Writers: Mark L. Smith and Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu Based in part on the novel by Michael Punke, ‘The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge’. Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki Starring: Leonardo Di Caprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poutter and Domhnall Gleeson. Revenant: A person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead. Hugh Glass... Read More »

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force AwakensGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★ Directed by: J. J. Abrams Written by:  Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, Michael Arndt. Based on:   Characters by George Lucas John Williams returns as composer of the score. Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher. The 7th installment with George Lucas as the creative consultant. A classic using the same formula as the original series... Read More »

By the Sea

By the SeaGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★☆ (2.8/5) Directed by: Angelina Jolie Pitt Written by: Angelina Jolie Pitt Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud, Niels Arestrup, Richard Bohringer The drinking, the smoking, the difficult relationship and the seaside… If I didn’t know any better, I’d think I was about to watch a film based on a... Read More »

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2GoMovieReviews Rating:★★★☆ (3.9/5) Director: Francis Lawrence Screenplay: Peter Craig, Danny Strong Based on ‘Mockingjay’ by Suzanne Collins Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrleson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore. I had to play catch up with this one, having missed the last two releases. Catching Fire was a pleasant surprise. I... Read More »

SPECTRE

SPECTREGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.8/5) Director: Sam Mendes Screenplay: John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade; Jez Butterworth Story: John Logan, Neal Purvis; Robert Wade. Starring:  Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci and Naomie Harris. An entertaining Bond classic with great acting, brilliant cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema) and a neat story. This is the second Bond film directed... Read More »

The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch HunterGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★☆ (2.7/5) Directed by: Breck Eisner Written by: Cory Goodman, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless Starring: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood and Michael Caine. I don’t mind a bit of trash as long as it’s good trash. If it’s just trash, well, then it’s just a waste of time. The Last Witch... Read More »

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost DimensionGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.7/5) Directed by: Gregory Plotkin Written by: Jason Harry Pagan, Andrew Deutsehman, Adam Robitel and Gavin Heffernan Starring: Chris J Murray, Brit Shaw, Dan Gillas, Ivy George and Olivia Taylor Dudley. What a well-timed pre-Halloween release. And finally, a movie well suited to watch in 3D. Well, more like 4D with the vibrating... Read More »

Sicario

SicarioGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★★ Rated: MA15+ Director: Denis Villeneuve Written by: Taylor Sheridan Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin. I can’t fault this film. This is a story of Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) an FBI Critical Incident Response Group Agent, thrown into the world of a Mexican drug cartel and the CIA’s fight to... Read More »

Crimson Peak

Crimson PeakGoMovieReviews Rating: ★★☆ (2.5/5) Director: Guillermo del Toro Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Lucinda Coxon Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikow, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver Yes, there is lots of red. And perhaps I should have drunk some red to get through this one. It’s one of those movies I just have to... Read More »