This is a standalone story of Lucasfilms gigantic ever-popular Star Wars series of films. Although it connects you to the scariest villain of all time: Darth Vader, this story is about the rebellion and unlikely heroes who are not jedis or princes. The story is engaging, the action is spectacular and the film induces die-hard fans to begin making their own lists of other possible stand alone movies the realm of space wars...
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A Jazz pianist in Los Angeles falls in love with an actress and their love takes us through highs and lows of life in Hollywood. From failed auditions to waiting tables to false hope to success on the big screen as well as failures and successes in personal lives, we see it all. It's been shot so magically and beautifully, you will be compelled to watch it again.
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Based on a true story, this retelling of the biggest oil disaster in the US oil exploration history may be a predictable movie, but the drama of the men on sea, the horror of fire on water is incredible. The bravery of the men and women on the oil exploration rig, and the unending, unrepentant greed of the oil companies is very well depicted.
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When a sister is CEO of the company, and the brother heads a loss making branch, will Christmas bring cheer to the people working at the branch? Does the irascible sister close the non-performing office down? Or does the wild Christmas party bring miracles that everyone needs? The film is all about an office X-mas party gone out of hand.
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The fifth film in the Underworld series, Blood Wars takes the story forward from the last film. Selene the Vampire and a Death Dealer has a daughter sought after by the Lycans because they believe her blood will make them more powerful. The Lycans are led by a ferocious and strangely powerful Marius and there is slashing and killing and swords and blood spilt when the Vampires clash with the Lycans.
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On a faraway island paradise where everyone is happy, Princess Moana cannot resist the call of the ocean. She has grown up listening to her grandmother's stories of the ocean, about Maui the demiGod who stole the heart of mother nature and plunged the world into darkness. When darkness begins to invade her paradise, Moana has to get out into the ocean, find Maui and save the world. But impish Maui has other plans...
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When aliens land on Earth and no one knows if their silent, gigantic presence is threatening or no, the US Government asks for help from linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) who manages to communicate with them. Denis Villeneuve directs this deeply thoughtful yet suspenseful drama about alien forces that is as satisfying as cinema can get but falters when it comes to the science.
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Poor Naomi Watts! She plays a recently widowed shrink who has to look after a stepson who has been rendered catatonic in the accident that killed her husband. Not only is she alone, but is traumatised by a missing patient (the boy you have seen in the Oscar winning movie 'The Room). As her fears grow, you wish there weren't so many sudden loud noises, creaking doors and hiding in the closet scenes to make you yawn through this silly scare flick.
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Eddie Redmayne and his magical suitcase bring alive magic that J.K. Rowling has penned as part of Harry Potter history. In 1920s New York a visitor with an interesting suitcase shows up in search of a person who will sell him an exotic creature. He breaks all rules of the magic world and Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston) of the Ministry makes many futile attempts to contain him and his fantastic creatures. What we get to a spectacular ride with an awestruck muggle...
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The young men of Bravo squad have returned home after a heroic battle and nineteen year old Billy Lynn needs to make sense of his life before he is deployed with his mates once again. And the time he has is during the flashy thanksgiving celebration football game takes us through a predictable journey where he compares the uncertainties of his life as a soldier to the mostly banal but ugly life as a civilian.
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A group of illegal immigrants make a crossing across the Badlands from Mexico into the United States. Their danger is not the hostile desert terrain or the relentless Sun. Their biggest and unknown danger comes from a rogue rancher who has a sniper rifle and a tracking dog. He kills the immigrants for sport with a hatred that is horrifying. Among the immigrants is Gael Garcia Bernal and it's such an obvious story you know he's going to win. You just have to sit through the awfulness.
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They're ugly! No, they're not! They're bite sized! No, they're cute-sized! They're lurid pinks and blues and purple and they sing and dance and they hug! Plus they've got sparkles! Trolls are so happy the Bergens think eating them will make them happy. Princess Poppy has to rescue the trolls and change the Bergens' way of thinking... It's a happy, funny, sing along adventure that will put a smile on your face.
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