Average rating: 5.00   100% from 1 member


JFK

When this first came out my parents loved it - being an adult now I can understand why. Completely engrossing
  • JFK (1991)
    Starring: Kevin Costner,  Sissy Spacek,  Tommy Lee Jones
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed 'countermyth', JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its stead. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 14,099 members
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Little Miss Sunshine

A film to laugh and cry to, and a great build up to the ending.

Lantana

Beautifully paced and edited, what every Australian soap should aspire to
  • Lantana on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Geoffrey Rush,  Anthony La Paglia,  Barbara Hershey
    Director: Ray Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Ray Lawrence's LANTANA is an intelligent, well-written, well-acted film that is much more than just another cop thriller--it's more like YOU CAN COUNT ON ME with its realistic, complex relationships and believable characters. The film opens with a slow pan over a dead body, eerily reminiscent of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 6,499 members

Unforgiven

dark and pessimistic = Eastwoods best
  • Unforgiven on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Clint Eastwood,  Gene Hackman,  Morgan Freeman
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In Clint Eastwood's acclaimed Western, Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman), a sadistic, dictatorial sheriff, enforces gun control on a tiny frontier town, doling out his own brand of due process as he sees fit. When he denies justice to the prostitutes of the town brothel, one of whom has been ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 23,666 members

Boyz 'N The Hood

brutally emotional film, just the right amount of preachiness

Glengarry Glen Ross

An acting lesson given by true heavyweights of hollywood
  • Glengarry Glen Ross on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Jack Lemmon,  Alec Baldwin
    Director: James Foley
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Glengarry Glen Ross tells the powerful story of the wheelings and dealings of a small Chicago real estate office, where the name of the game is to close the deal and stay on top. The film boasts an all-star cast, including: Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon; Alec Baldwin; Ed Harris; Alan Arkin; and Kevin ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 9,563 members

The Departed

A classic mob-film concept with an Othellian ending, genius use of sound editing too

The Player

Cynicism in its purest form, definately a disgruntled script writer involved.
  • The Player on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Tim Robbins,  Greta Scacchi,  Whoopi Goldberg
    Director: Robert Altman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Robert Altman's adaptation of Michael Tolkin's novel gives the notorious director a chance to address perhaps his greatest nemesis: the Hollywood studio system. Disguised as a thriller, the film assembles virtually every famous actor in Hollywood to create an exhilarating blend of real life and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 4,775 members

Open Your Eyes

sod the Cruise remake - the original drags you into the paranoia far more easily
  • Open Your Eyes on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Eduardo Noriega,  Najwa Nimri,  Fele Martinez
    Director: Alejandro Amenabar
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Handsome 25-year-old Cesar (Eduardo Noriega) has it all--a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women. Unfortunately, he can't get rid of his latest conquest, Nuria (Najwa Nimri) soon enough. When she crashes his birthday party, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 6,231 members

Back To The Future

A film that is designed to just be enjoyed. Gets it bang on.
  • Back To The Future on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Michael J. Fox,  Crispin Glover,  Lea Thompson
    Director: Robert Zemeckis
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Features the popular film trilogy BACK TO THE FUTURE, BACK TO THE FUTURE - PART 2 and BACK TO THE FUTURE - PART 3. The first adventure sees a Californian teenager become the innocent victim of a local crackpot's invention - a time machine made from a DeLorean car. He finds himself in his hometown ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 48,857 members




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