Directed by : Matthew Vaughn Written by : Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Sheldon Turner, Bryan Singer Starring : James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Kevin Bacon. From a stirring start with X-Men back in 2000 it is generally believed that the franchise has been going steadily downhill and I suppose [...]
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Inception Movie Review (2010)
June 16th, 2011 
Manikandan Directed by : Christopher Nolan Written by : Christopher Nolan Starring : Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page In a slow-burning career and such a youthful director it may be too early to suggest that Christopher Nolan has reached his apogee in cinematic terms. In all his films up to this (Memento, Insomnia, Batman [...]
Casino Movie Review (1995)
May 29th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Martin Scorsese Written by : Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese Starring : Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods A sort of Goodfellas on tour this is pretty much the same team and similar milieu transferred to that neon metropolis in the sun, Las Vegas. Based on a true character which [...]
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No Comments »One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Movie Review (1975)
May 11th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Milos Forman. Screenwriters : Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben. Cast : Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif, William Redfield, Will Sampson. Adapted from the acclaimed novel (and play) by counter-culture author Ken Kesey comes a film about an ebullient rebellious and somewhat violent newly arrived inmate R.P. McMurphy (Nicholson) of an [...]
Posted in Classic, Drama Tags: Best Movies in 1975, Classic Movies, Drama Movies, IMDB Top 250, Jack Nicholson Movies 2 Comments »High Noon Movie Review (1952)
April 17th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Fred Zinnemann Written by : Carl Foreman Starring : Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and Thomas Mitchell Any good film should stand on its own, regardless of the time and circumstances in which it was created. However it is difficult to separate High Noon from the troubling period in American history during which [...]