Movies I've seen in 2016
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- DirectorPeter R. HuntStarsGeorge LazenbyDiana RiggTelly SavalasBritish agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.5/10
Lazenby has the physique, but the action scenes are bland and boring. The only memorable things are Diana Rigg and the song. - DirectorChristopher LandonStarsTye SheridanLogan MillerJoey MorganThree scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from a zombie outbreak.7/10
Yes it's juvenile, yes it's silly, yes some bits are cringey. But I had fun. - DirectorRobert GordonMorgan NevilleStarsGore VidalWilliam F. BuckleyDick CavettA documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.7/10
It's always nice to know more about little episodes in history, and the impact they had on the future. Overall, for a subject this small, it was an engaging documentary. - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HardyWill PoulterA frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.8/10
A great movie, visceral and engaging, even if some bits looked more like discount Terrence Malick. - DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryJill St. JohnCharles GrayA diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.5/10
Sean Connery brings back cocky James Bond, but the movie is a mess of campiness and bad acting. - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.8/10
Clever film that manages to be both intellectually compelling and suspenseful. - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.8/10
Not only this film covers an important actual event, but it manages also to be a parable of jorunalistic integrity and professionalism. - DirectorTodd HaynesStarsCate BlanchettRooney MaraSarah PaulsonAn aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.5/10
Blanchett and Mara deliver great performances, even Oscar worthy, the music is good, and the production design is fabulous. But even that can't save a movie that bored me out of my mind with a overly dramatic story that's been told over and over. - DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyAndrea EckertA young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.9/10
This has to be the most genuine love story ever put on film. - DirectorRonit ElkabetzShlomi ElkabetzStarsRonit ElkabetzSimon AbkarianGabi AmraniAfter a lukewarm marriage of over twenty years, a woman appeals to her husband's compassion to obtain the desirable divorce document in front of a court, which proves to be more challenging than she would expect.9/10
I felt every moment of frustration of Viviane, every moment of misery. It's an absorbing experience, superbly written and acted. I only with they had empasized a little better the passing of time with a clever use of make up. - DirectorBrad BirdStarsGeorge ClooneyBritt RobertsonHugh LaurieBound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.4/10
An annoying movie, devoid of any resemblance of charme. - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittCharlotte Le BonBen KingsleyIn 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.7/10
This is a two hour film about a very small event. With a less capable director, or with less spectacular visual effects, it could have gone bad. It didn't. - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRobert DonatMadeleine CarrollLucie MannheimA man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.7/10
Hitchcock here shows already how brilliant of a director he was, mastering suspense scenes, and using clever editing techniques. - DirectorRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsLily TomlinTony CurtisSusie BrightA documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.7/10
It's a 20 years old movie, and that makes it automatically dated (and I wouldn't mind to see an updated version), but most of its concepts and ideas still stand. - DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.8/10
It holds uo pretty well, it's scary and the effects are really good. - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsSean PennTim RobbinsKevin BaconThe tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.8/10
I guessed the murderer halfway into the movie. Even so, more important than the mystery, is the unfolding of the human drama. Very well written and acted. - DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie AllenAn ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.7/10
It's not The Raid, but it was very entertaining, with neat choreographies and kickass action. The CGI of the dead dog looked atrocious tho. - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsEddie ConstantineAnna KarinaAkim TamiroffA U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.6/10
I get what the film is saying, but it's not my cup of tea. - DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.8/10
This movie is very good at creating tension with a range of activities that go from rioting to queueing. - DirectorXavier DolanStarsAnne DorvalAntoine Olivier PilonSuzanne ClémentA widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.9/10
It's a very powerful story. I was impressed with the clever use of aspect ratio, light and sound effects. - DirectorGareth EvansStarsIko UwaisYayan RuhianArifin PutraOnly a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.5/10
Action scenes aside, I'm so so so disappointed in this film. The first one was the perfect action movie, this one is all over the place. - DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsBrie LarsonJacob TremblaySean BridgersA little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.8/10
First of all, Jacob Tremblay is absolutely adorable. Brie Larson gave an outstanding performance, but he stole the show. The rest of the film is pretty solid. - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsEmily BluntJosh BrolinBenicio Del ToroAn idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.7/10
Technically impeccable movie, with top notch cinematography, soundtrack and acting. But I didn't care that much for the story. - DirectorTim MillerStarsRyan ReynoldsMorena BaccarinT.J. MillerA wisecracking mercenary gets experimented on and becomes immortal yet hideously scarred, and sets out to track down the man who ruined his looks.6/10
Juvenile for the sake of being juvenile. - DirectorJay DockendorfStarsKerwin Johnson Jr.Curtiss Cook Jr.Annie GrierTwo closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the War on Terror.6/10
The film has an interesting premise, but it's not expanded well enough. The protagonists lacked a well rounded characterisation and some of the acting was weak.