Synopsis: Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is – through director Paul Greengrass’s distinctive lens – simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the […]
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‘Runner Runner’ Is A Surprisingly Bland Waste Of Talent
Synopsis: Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake), believing he’s been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Richie is seduced by Block’s promise of immense wealth, until he learns the disturbing truth about his benefactor. When the FBI tries to coerce Richie to help bring down Block, Richie faces […]
‘Don Jon’: Love In An Age Of Porn
Synopsis: Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a strong, handsome, good old fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to “pull” a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn’t compare to the bliss he finds alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is a […]
‘Prisoners’ Is An Amazing Film…If You Have The Stomach For It
Synopsis: How far would you go to protect your family? Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. […]
‘The Family’ Is Violent, Funny, And Practically Pointless
Synopsis: The Family stars Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as Fred and Maggie Blake, an ex-Mafia boss and his wife who relocate their family to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching on the mob. Chaos ensues as their former Mafia cronies try to track them down and scores are […]