Tag: drama

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Before Midnight (2013)

This review was written by my Film Swappers partner, Chris Ranson. You can follow Chris on twitter @Wolverinefactor. Title: Before Midnight (2013) Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Richard Linklater — I was super excited for Before Midnight when I first heard about it. I adore the first two films (Before Sunrise and Before Sunset), and simply couldn’t wait to…


Movie Review – Flight (2012)

Title: Flight (2012) Director: Robert Zemeckis Runtime: 138 minutes — Robert Zemeckis has a knack for making the ordinary – in this case, addiction – larger than life. In this enthralling character study of a pilot addicted to drugs and alcohol, Zemeckis manages to fill every moment with tension and the audience is simply unable…


Movie Review – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Title: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Runtime: 83 minutes Director: John McNaughton — This is the first time I’ve seen this film from start to finish, and I won’t soon forget it. It’s far from perfect – the acting outside the three leads is questionable at best – but the script is actually smarter…


Movie Review – Compliance (2012)

Title: Compliance (2012) Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Craig Zobel — Compliance is a film that you might want to turn off at multiple points, finding it too ridiculous and unbelievable to work. That was the case with me. There comes a point in the movie where it just gets too much. I literally laughed out…


Movie Review – Antichrist (2009)

Title: Antichrist (2009) Runtime: 108 minutes Director: Lars von Trier — There’s pre-Antichrist and post-Antichrist life, and everything I do from here on out can be considered post-Antichrist. This is – hyperbole aside – the most difficult movie I’ve ever sat through, and I’ve watched both The Life and Death of a Porno Gang and…


Movie #12 – 9

It has been a few days thanks to classes starting up, but, here we go again: Movie Number- 12 Title– 9 Genre– Animated Drama Branden’s Rating– 7 out of 10 Bridgette’s Rating– 7 out of 10 Average Rating– 7 Netflix Rating– 3 Stars Comments– I have heard lot of people complain about the end of…