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An American lawyer is taped to defend a suspected Russian spy during the cold war but looses the case. He then tries to not get him executed and now has to convince Russia and East Germany to trade this Russian for a captured America pilot and an American student suspected of being a spy.
This is a great spy movie and I highly recommend it. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.
Starring Mark Rylance (Intimacy, Angels and Insects) as Rudolf Abel, Mark Fichera (Inception, Interstellar) as FBI Agent, Tom Hanks (Apollo 13, Forrest Gump) as James B. Donovan and Alan Alda (M*A*S*H, The Aviator) as Thomas Watters Jr.
This is a true story. This is a movie about an Irish mobster who after loosing his son makes it big in South Boston while becoming an informant for the FBI. This is a graphic movie and not for kids.
I do recommend this movie and give it a 5 out of 5.
Starring Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Alice in Wonderland) as James 'Whitey' Bulger, Joel Edgerton (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Warrior) as John Connolly, Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Star Trek Into Darkness) as Billy Bulger, Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, 21 Jump Street) as Lindsey Cyr, Kevin Bacon (Apollo 13, Footloose) as FBI Agent Charles McGuire, Peter Sarsgaard (Jarhead, Green Lantern) as Brian Halloran and Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County, Kinsey) as Marianne Connolly.
A young guy who dropped out of med school and is lying low after a break up meets a girl at his friends party. When he discovers that she has a boyfriend he is hesitant on being her friend but does anyway. These two friends end up getting together and is a great love story.
This is a great date movie and I recommend it. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter movies, Swiss Army Man) as Wallace, Zoe Kazan (Revolutionary Road, Ruby Sparks) as Chantry, Megan Park (Charlie Bartlett, Diary of the Dead) as Dalia, Adam Driver (Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Frances Ha) as Allan, Mackenzie Davis (The Martian, That Awkward Moment) as Nicole, Rafe Spall (Prometheus, Life of Pi) as Ben, Jemima Rooper (As If, Kinky Boots) as Ellie and Tommie-Amber Pirie (Pretend Were Kissing, The Trotsky) as Gretchen.
A women who is in retirement from politics is convinced to come back to help a candidate. She is reluctant to help but when she does she makes a huge difference in his campaign. She has a little bit of a history and it follows her.
I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Sandra Bullock (Gravity, Crash) as Jane, Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Sling Blade) as Pat Candy, Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) as Ben, Joaquim de Almeida (Desperado, Fast Five) as Castillo, Ann Dowd (Compliance, Side Effects) as Nell, Scoot McNairy (12 Years a Slave, Non-Stop) as Buckley and Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks, What If) as LeBlanc.
This movie is based on a play written by Shakespeare.
A group witches give Macbeth a prophecy that he will one day be King. So he takes it upon himself to make it happen with the influence of Lady Macbeth. This is a story of deceit and war and ultimately revenge.
This is a bloody movie and is not recommended for children. It is a hard movie to follow, and I give it a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring:
Introducing Jack and Frank Madigan as Macbeth child, Michael Fassbender (Prometheus, Inglorious Bastards) as Macbeth, Marion Cotillard (Inception, Rust and Bone) as Lady Macbeth, Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum, In America) as Banquo, Lynn Kennedy (Cupidity) as Middle-Aged Witch, Seylan Baxter (Tommy' s Honour, The Last Photograph) as Older Witch, Scott Greenan (Please Come Home) as Young Boy Soldier, David Thewlis (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Seven Years in Tibet) as Duncan and David Hayman (Hope and Glory, Sid and Nancy) as Lennox.
This movie is about a family who' s son is kidnapped on a family trip. A year later they are still looking for him and the couple start to fall apart. But after much anticipation they get some bad news.
This movie is very sad and I do not recommend it. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Olivia Wilde (Rush, In Time) as Sarah, Juno Temple (Killer Joe, Maleficent) as Mackenzie, Merritt Wever (Into the Wild, Signs) as Kelly, Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, Get Him to the Greek) as Shannon, Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, Ted) as Tim, John Leguizamo (Ice Age movies, Romeo + Juliet) as Pete, Scott Mescudi (Need for Speed, Fright Night) as Jason and Luke Wilson (Old School, Idiocracy) as Phil.
Bond' s past comes back to haunt him and he discovers a link between his dead nemesis. In his search he finds a terrible truth about the organization called Spectre. This is another action packed James Bond movie. Although it is not one of the best done by Daniel Craig it is still pretty good.
I give this movie a 4 out of 5.
Starring Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, Skyfall) as James Bond, Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Bastards, Django Unchained) as Blofeld, Lea Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color, Inglorious Bastards) as Madeleine, Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2, Schindler' s List) as M, Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Reloaded) as Lucia, Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Cloud Atlas) as Q, Naomie Harris (Skyfall, 28 Days Later.....) as Moneypenny and Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Riddick) as Hinx.
A man in his retired years finds himself with to much time on his hands. He responds to an ad for a senior citizen internship program. When he gets the internship he is underwhelmed with the gig, but he soon finds himself very busy working directly for the owner of the company by driving her around and doing personal errands.
This is a funny family or date movie and I recommend it. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.
Starring Robert De Niro (Goodfellas, Casino) as Ben, Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables, The Devil Wears Prada) as Jules, Rene Russo (Outbreak, Ransom) as Fiona, Anders Holm (The Interview, Workaholics) as Matt, JoJo Kushner (Drunk Parents) as Paige, Andrew Rannells (Bachellorette, Street Sharks) as Cameron, Adam DeVine (Pitch Perfect movies, Workaholics) as Jason, Zack Pearlman (Staten island Summer, The Virginity Hit) as Davis and Christina Scherer (Cold Cabin, Perception) as Becky.
A man who is continuing the family business while taking care of his ailing mother has to breakout his dads old manual stitching machine. After using the machine he discovers its power when he puts on clients shoes to try them.
This is another Adam Sandler movie but not as good as his other movies. I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.
Starring Elli Meyer (Rob the Mob, Adults) as Goldman, Adam B. Shapiro (The Normal Heart, Master of None) as Schneider, Evan Neumann (Serendipity, Julien Donkey-Boy) as Neumann, Adam Sandler (Grown Ups movies, Big Daddy) as Max Simkin, Sondra James (The Sixth Sense, Sex and the City) as Anna O'Hara, introducing Kim Cloutier as Taryn and Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station, Be Kind Rewind) as Carmen Herrara.
This reboot shows how these four friends met and got there special powers.
A young boy and his friend design a teleporting machine that partially works. But a scientist sees his work at a science fair and invites him to come to his school. He meets two other scientists who team up to build this machine and try teleporting.
This is a good movie, much better than the original I recommend this movie to marvel fans, and I give it a 5 out of 5.
Starring Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent series) as Reed Richards, Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Chronicle) as Johnny Storm, Kate Mara (127 Hours, The Martian) as Sue Storm, Jamie Bell (King Kong, Jumper) as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) as Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom, Reg E. Cathey (Se7en, The Machinist) as Dr. Franklin Storm, Tim Blake Nelson (Lincoln, The Incredible Hulk) as Dr. Allen and Joshua Montes (Bonnie & Clyde) as Quarterback Speech School Kid,
