3:10 To Yuma
Director: James Mangold Starring: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe Christian Bale is a rancher who is apparently in debt and who’s land is in the way of building the railroad. During a little cattle drive thingy with his sons, they stumble on Russell Crowe and his gang holding up a...
MWG: Flight of the Living Dead
Marci has Decembers movie pick and she picked a straight-to-DVD movie about zombies. Just in time for the holidays! Netflix synopsis: During a transatlanic flight, a corpse emerges from the cargo hold and lays waste to the passengers, turning them into zombies. A handful of travelers try to stop...
American Gangster
Directed: Ridley Scott Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe Denzel plays Frank Lucas, the top gangster in 70s Harlem, who is being investigated and pursued by the incorruptible NJ cop, the insane Russell Crowe. Through the course of the movie, Frank sets up his empire, going from a bodyguard for...
There Will Be Blood
When the movie first came out, I wanted to see it because I love Paul Thomas Anderson. The cinematography looked amazing. It was pretty while also being bleak. Then, it became known for the line, “I drink your milkshake!” which Daniel Day-Lewis’ character Daniel Plainview says to Paul Dano’s...
Southland Tales
I had high hopes for this movie since I loved Donnie Darko, which was also directed by Richard Kelly. While watching it though, my hopes were crushed as I could not believe this was the same director. Now I wonder if he can only make one good movie, which...
MWG: Day Watch
We have been slacking! We skipped movies for a couple of months. Jer had picked this movie out, but I kept forgetting to post it so I’m finally getting it up here and we’ll just make it the November movie pick. This movie comes from a book series (Night...
The King of Kong
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Directed: Seth Gordon Synopsis: One guy has held the Donkey Kong world record for 20 years, but a middle school science teacher thinks he has the stuff to beat him. This documentary has all the elements of a major motion picture....
Waitress
Waitress Directed: Adrienne Shelly Starring: Keri Russell, Jeremy Sisto, Nathan Fillion A waitress with a knack for making unusual, but yummy pies, dreams of getting away from her selfish husband, and starts fantasizing about her doctor when she finds out she is pregnant. Do not watch this movie if...
The Lookout
The Lookout Directed: Scott Frank Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino A star high school athlete losing his dreams when a car accident leaves him with certain mental deficiencies. He’s working as a janitor at a bank when he gets pulled into a robbery...
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises Directed: David Cronenberg Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl After a teenage girl dies in the hands of a midwife, only the baby survives. The midwife tries to find out where she came from by translating the girl’s diary written in Russian. She finds herself embroiled...