Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev Script By: J.H.Wyman Cast: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terrence Howard I have to admit I had trouble understanding the title. After the film ended I still didn’t get it. But then again, after the film ended, I didn’t really get the film either. What we seem to have here is a revenge thriller that aspires to be more than your … [Read more...] about Dead Man Down
Alyn Darnay’s Top Picks of 2012
Thanks to Alyn Darnay of Chaos Films for sharing his Top 10 - stay tuned for Rick Swift's Top 10! … [Read more...] about Alyn Darnay’s Top Picks of 2012
Zero Dark Thirty
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt, Edgar Ramirez, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong “Zero Dark Thirty” (Military Jargon for Half Past Midnight) is a film about the decade long search by an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted to a single goal; to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden, the world's … [Read more...] about Zero Dark Thirty
A Royal Affair
Directed By: Nikolaj Arcel Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard I don’t usually like big historical dramas, especially foreign ones, which I find rather tedious and predictable. However, I’d heard some great things about “A Royal Affair”, Denmark's official submission to the Foreign Language Film category of the 85th Academy Awards, and I wanted to … [Read more...] about A Royal Affair
Cloud Atlas
Directed & Written By: Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) Lana & Andy Wachowski (The Matrix) Cast: Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump), Halle Berry (X-Men), Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady), Hugo Weaving (Captain America), Jim Sturgess (21), Susan Sarandon (Arbitrage), Hugh Grant (Love Actually) A few years ago my son turned me on to an astonishing book called "Cloud Atlas", the third novel … [Read more...] about Cloud Atlas
