Reviews

I am a reader from way back.  Way back.  I devour books like they are my last meal.  And maybe they are ... food for the brain.  My love of movies and the theatre came later in life, but is no less severe!  From Jane Austen to Quentin Tarantino, we share reviews and thoughts on current (and classic) books, movies, performances.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Directed by Mark Herman Starring David Thewlis, Vera FarmigaPlot Set during World War II, this is a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence...

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The Book of Eli

Directed by The Hughes Brothers Starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Jennifer BealPlot Eli (Denzel Washington) has been on a journey for 30 years, walking west across America after a cataclysmic war that turned the earth into a total wasteland. The world has become a lawless civilization...

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Blindness

Directed by Fernando Meirelles Starring Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Danny Glover,Plot A doctor's wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as...

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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Directed by Peter Sollett Starring Michael Cera, Kat DenningsPlot It's been three weeks, two days, and 23 hours since Tris broke up with Nick. And now here she is at his gig, with a new guy. How could she have moved on so fast? This begins the night of Nick, Norah and Manhattan. The night of...

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The Blind Side

Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy BatesPlot The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American boy from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time,...

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The Wolfman

Directed by Joe Johnson Starring Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo WeavingPlot Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother... and discovers a...

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Julie and Julia

Directed by Nora Ephron Starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley TucciPlot Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs - find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of...

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The Taking of Pelham 123

Directed by Tony Scott Starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta and James GandolfiniPlot New York. A man calling himself Ryder (Travolta) leads a gang who hijack a subway train, hold the passengers hostage and demand a huge ransom from the city. Public transportation manager Walter Garber...

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