5 Star Reviews

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Billy Joel: A Matter Of Trust – The Bridge to Russia

I picked up this documentary off of Showtime, otherwise, I can almost guarantee I would...

Rescue Dawn 2006

This film was written and directed by Werner Herzog and thanks to some terrific acting...

Crocodile Dundee (1986)

This is at least the third time watching this film but the other two were...

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

This is the follow up to the first film in the series, “Conan the Barbarian”...

Grand Budapest Hotel

This was a terrific film, enjoyable from beginning to finish, easily the best film I’ve...

Nightcrawler

I really liked this film starring Jake Gyllenhaal.  He was the backbone of this film. ...

The Equalizer

This is Denzel Washington’s latest film in which he plays the part of a resident...

Bill Burr: I’m Sorry You Feel That Way (2014)

Shot in black and white.  Extremely funny. *****...

The Kings Speech

I really enjoyed this film and highly recommend it to anyone, especially those who suffer...

Captain Phillips

I went into this film not knowing anything about the events that happened in the...

Prisoners

I went to the theatre to watch this film, pretty much blindly.  I had watched...

Gravity

I watched this film over the weekend at the IMAX theater in Ontario.  Unfortunately, it...

Oblivion

I watched this movie at the IMAX theater in Ontario.  This is the type of...

Bonnie & Clyde: Justified (2013)

This was a made for TV mini-series that debuted on the History Channel a few...

The Croods

This was a very well-produced, well-directed, great voice acting, animated film.  It’s about a family...

Pacific Rim

Watched this film at the Imax theatre in Ontario.  Unfortunately, it was in 3D, but...

Dallas Buyers Club

I was drawn to this film for two reasons, it had a really high rating...

The Wolf of Wall Street

For me, this was a must-see film for 2013.  If stars one of my favorite...

The Book Thief

This film surprised me.  I knew nothing about this film going into it.  It was...

12 Years a Slave (2013)

I really wanted to see this film and had very high expectations for it.  It...

American Hustle

This was on my must-watch films for 2013, for a couple of reasons.  One, it...

Europa Report

This film really took by surprise, how good it was.  I thought it was a...

Her

This film was on my must-watch list for 2013, since I had heard so much...

Man of Steel

I was able to watch this film in IMAX, mostly benefiting from the upgraded audio. ...

Maleficent (2014)

This is the first film I’ve seen this year starring Angelina Jolie.  It is essentially...

Judge Dredd (1995)

I recently re-watched this film on Shotime and I have to say that after aging...

The Butler (2013)

This was a true story about a former slave turned white house butler.  His tenure...

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

“You said it yourself bitch, we, are the guardians of the galaxy” I went into...

Mud

After hearing about the raving reviews for this movie, and being a big fan of...

What Maisie Knew (2013)

I learned about this film from the previews of ‘the Iceman’, I had just reviewed. ...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

This was a great film about the trials and tribulations of being an introverted high...

The Veteran

This film starring Tobey Kebbell and directed by Mathew Hope was very good. It was...