Movie: The Hurt Locker Release Date: June 26, 2009 Director: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lily, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Guy Pearce Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 6.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘The Hurt Locker’ was released in 2009 to wide critical acclaim. It won many accolades during that award…
Slumdog Millionaire
Movie: Slumdog Millionaire Release Date: November 9, 2007 Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 4.75 Oscars out of 10 Before watching ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ again, I had to cleanse my mind from all of the past memories and thoughts I had about the…
No Country for Old Men
Movie: No Country for Old Men Release Date: November 9, 2007 Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 ‘No Country for Old Men’ was released in 2007 to huge critical acclaim. By that point, the Coen’s were already well…
The Departed
Movie: The Departed Release Date: October 6, 2006 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 5 Oscars out of 10 Just to set the record straight, I really am a fan of Martin Scorsese. He is a…
Crash
Movie: Crash Release Date: May 6, 2005 Director: Paul Haggis Starring: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Terrance Howard, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 5.25 Oscars out of 10 We have a problem with racism in America. I think a majority of…
Million Dollar Baby
Movie: Million Dollar Baby Release Date: December 15, 2004 Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 ‘Million Dollar Baby’ had a successful theatrical run worldwide when it was initially released. It was also quite admired by critics and received many accolades, especially…
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Release Date: December 18, 2003 Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, MIranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian…
Chicago
Movie: Chicago Release Date: December 27, 2002 Director: Rob Marshall Starring: Rene Zellwegger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu, Colm Feore, Dominic West Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 10 Oscars out of 10 If you don’t like the movie ‘Chicago,’ we just can’t be friends. Period….
A Beautiful Mind
Movie: A Beautiful Mind Release Date: December 21, 2001 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8.5 Oscars out of 10 ‘A Beautiful Mind’ is, well, a beautiful movie. It was nominated for eight Academy…
Gladiator
Movie: Gladiator Release Date: May 5, 2000 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielson, Ralf Moller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, Tommy Flanagan Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 9 Oscars out of 10 When ‘Gladiator’ is ranked with other Academy Award Best Picture winners by critics, it…
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