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…

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