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Locke Review
Title: LockeMPAA Rating: RDirector: Steven KnightStarring: Tom HardyRuntime: 1 hr 25 mins What It Is: Ivan Locke is just 9 hours away from not only the biggest job of his life, but one unexpected call throws everything into a looping mess. As we see the events of his life unfold, we see Locke creeping ever towards something different than the man we originally meet at the film's beginning. This is a very interesting film in that we only ever see one actor on screen the entire film. All his dialogue throughout is performed through Locke’s Bluetooth, which is connected to his car's stereo. As this night unfolds were unsure if Locke is holding onto his sanity, and I have just been on the edge of mania.
By FilmSnob Reviews.com9 years ago in Geeks
What Just Happened Amuses Without the Typical Hollywood Movie Excess
The front cover of the DVD case for What Just Happened declares, “laugh out loud funny.” Sorry, the 2009 Barry Levinson film starring Robert De Niro as a big wheel Hollywood movie producer does not live up and appears to have no inclination to even try. But don’t move on, that’s because the Art Linson penned comedy refuses to settle and lets the punchlines play out as if the double-take doesn’t just apply to the titular character’s downfall.
By Rich Monetti9 years ago in Geeks
The Mummy (2017) Review
Universal are getting into the shared movie universe game with its Dark Universe brand. Because of course, it is. In all fairness, the concept of making modern updates to the classic line-up of Universal monsters is an interesting one. Too bad their first and now-aborted attempt – Dracula Untold – was a sign that good things weren’t exactly to come.
By CJ Francis9 years ago in Geeks
The Hidden Story Line In Megan Leavey
I went to see Megan Leavey with the expectation of being either extremely unimpressed with the story line itself or very angry with the depiction of women in the military. I did not have either of these happen and found myself pleasantly surprised with what the movie did portray. Don’t get me wrong. There was the usual Hollywood-ization of the military that we all hate – that there was no commonsensical progression of Megan’s boot camp training to becoming a K9 handler (yeh, sure, all boots just get handed a dangerous dog to train one day after it bites its handler and crushes several bones in his hand) or in their flight to or disbursement within Iraq (please, if you got on one plane in California and got off the same plane in Iraq without any stops and immediately were transported to your FOB, I’m curious to hear about it). Also, there are no Rip-its in this film. Worst of all, there was a serious lack of the perfect gelled/sprayed hair and sock buns that women Marines are known for – not that we really saw any women Marines besides Leavey after the extremely boot camp scenes.
By Amber Mathwig9 years ago in Geeks
Fields Of Destruction by Stephen Argyle
The Fields Of Destruction is a crime thriller written by Stephen Argyle. The book has a very strong war theme as two of the main characters are war veterans. It was self-publishedthrough Lulu.com, where it remains available on paperback for £5.60. It is also listed on Amazon but it is currently listed as unavailable. At this moment in time, it only available in paperback and sold exclusively through Lulu.
By Chloe Gilholy9 years ago in Geeks
