I will admit it – I really admire Steven Soderbergh, but I was never his biggest fan (I just didn’t like him above any other director, although he had talent). However, I approached Behind the Candelabra with a wide-open mind. After all, seeing Michael Douglas playing the flamboyant Liberace would definitely be interesting. Not only…
Author: The Postmodern Pelican
What Is Tarantino’s Best Film?
There are a few filmmakers as influential today as Quentin Tarantino. He has made 8 films, each one a delicious masterpiece of filmmaking. However, to choose a best one is insanely difficult. So leave a comment or send me a message of what you think his best film is
The Dictator (2012)
I was both excited and slightly nervous to see Sacha Baron-Cohen’s The Dictator, because as Borat and Bruno have proved that he can make any situation gut-bustingly hilarious, but he can very often step over the mark and go into taboo territories and offend everyone. Of all his films to date, The Dictator is not…
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Wes Anderson’s most recent film was the excellent “Moonrise Kingdom“. Not as funny as the Darjeeling Limited, nor is it an instant classic like The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom is a highly enjoyable film that is filled with the trademark quirkiness we have come to expect from Wes Anderson. Firstly, the writing is sharper than…
Best Films of 2012
Here is my list of the best films of 2012: Moonrise Kingdom 98% Django Unchained 94% Hitchcock 87% Wreck-It Ralph 86% Silver Linings Playbook 84% Argo 82% Zero Dark Thirty 82% Beasts of the Southern Wild 80% The Master 79% Les Miserables 78% The following films failed to make the top…
Django Unchained (2012)
A Brief Note: This was my very first review, and while this is a film that deserves far more than just the mere 100-words of this review, I have chosen to keep this intact as a reminder of where I started. Its been a journey, and I have adored every moment of it. To describe…
The Croods (2013)
2013 has many exciting animated films coming out – Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Dorothy of Oz etc. However, 2013 also had a really rotten animated film. The Croods was released to average reviews. I went to watch this film with my brothers, and found it was underwhelming. The writing was weak and the voice…
Hitchcock (2012)
There are many biopics being made in the last decade that lead their characters into little more than caricatures of the people they are supposed to be portraying. Hitchcock is not one of them. It boasts Sir Anthony Hopkins and Dame Helen Mirren as the leads, and uses their skills very well. Hopkins is insanely…
A Short Note as to the Name of my Blog
The name of my blog, as you can see, is Movies Unchained. It was of course inspired by my adoration of Quentin Tarantino. I just chose to write this disclaimed to state that the name was not my own creation, it was Mr. Tarantino’s. It is a homage to him. Peace out
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