There is something insanely beautiful about the “Before…” trilogy – they are made on a shoestring budget and are essentially long dialogues stringed together. But there’s something else – maybe it is the writing, maybe its the chemistry between the two leads, but Before Midnight is a beautiful film. While nothing can beat the first…
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READER REVIEW: Hitchcock (2012)
This one is from Andre “Certainly a promising film, but a bit more of a homage to Hitch’s visual style would have been welcome. Also, the Ed Gein scenes were terrible, but these are otherwise quibbles in a delicious light entertainment the master himself would enjoy. Especially commendable is the context put into the story,…
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Several people, including myself, enjoyed this film. However, it was fraught with many problems. Let me state that of actors today, very few have the charm of Robert Downey Jr. No one could do what he does in Iron Man, Iron Man 2 or Iron Man 3. He is truly a great actor and an…
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…
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
