The Room

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2003
Drama, Romance

Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.

Hyped as the worst movie ever, this is the best worst movie ever. Not sure if that‘s what Wiseau wanted to create, but the movie definitely stands out in a…
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The Boat That Rocked

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2009
Drama, Comedy

The Boat That Rocked is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It’s about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60’s when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring […]

This film doesn’t have a meaning, nor does it have a special script, but it’s a fun to watch. It has charming characters, classy sounds and the spirit of the…
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Changeling

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2008
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn’t her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.

Good actors, careful execution, all the things you could expect from Eastwood are here, except the story which is a bit lacking to my taste. I better like other Eastwood’s…
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Oldboy

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2003
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.

Solid, but overrated movie. Not the best from Chan Wook Park. Technically, his unique style is there, but the movie is just needlessly hysteric, something many Asian films suffer from.…
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12 Angry Men

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1957
Drama

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors’ prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

Didn’t seem one of the best movies ever like one could judge from IMDB, but the idea is universal, the acting and the screenplay are solid. That’s why it got…
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The Room

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2019
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Kate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of several miscarriages, what they want most is a child.

A very good idea with a lacking execution. The movie is just a bit too dull. I think we would see a much better movie given a bigger budget, but…
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Dunkirk

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2017
War, Action, Drama

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Amazing achievement in visuals. I watched the whole movie because of it, but it’s not like the movie doesn’t need a better scenario. It does. I understand the idea to…
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Night on Earth

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1991
Comedy, Drama

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Not everything Jarmusch tries is successful. There’s something missing in this movie and the slow pace doesn’t really pay off.
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Based on a True Story

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2017
Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Delphine is the author of an autobiographical novel that has become a bestseller. Exhausted by the promotional tour, just when she feels out of place, paralyzed by the idea of having to start writing again, she meets Elle, a young, attractive, intelligent, intuitive woman who seems to understand her better than anyone.

I am a fan of Polanski but this is one of his weakest films. It has a darkish mysterious theme from his other movies but the story is lacking and…
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Hail, Caesar!

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2016
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their “fixer” to get him back. Set in the 1950s, the story was inspired by the career of Eddie Mannix (1891–1963).

A generally OK movie, but a disappointment from Coens. The movie is too light and without a clear direction.
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