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Lucy (2014)

Director: Luc Besson Producer: Virginie Besson-Silla Screenplay: Luc Besson Starring: Scarlett Johansson as Lucy Morgan Freeman as Professor Norman Choi Min-sik as Mr. Jang Amr Waked as Pierre Del Rio Music: Γ‰ric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Julien Rey Release Date: July 25, 2014 Running Time: 89 minutes Language: English/Taiwanese Mandarin/Korean/French   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Revisiting Lucy Here we are with another movie revisit, this time for "Lucy," the follow-up to "The Family." When I first saw this film in 2014, I was very critical of its scientific aspects (I’ll leave my 2014 comments below). However, watching it now, I found myself having fun! It’s stupid but entertaining, and I’m giving it a higher score. This is one...

Mommy (2014)

Mommy is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Xavier Dolan. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. The film won nine Canadian Screen Awards at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015, including Best Motion Picture and ten Jutra Awards at the 17th Jutra Awards, including Best Film. It was also Best Foreign Film at the 40th CΓ©sar Awards. Mommy was selected as the Canadian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mommy_(2014_film) A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household. source:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3612616/ ***Spoiler Alert*** K: He's a young 27-year-old French-Canadian director with his own recognizable style; always one of the favorites at the Cannes Film Festival. P...

'71 (2014)

'71 is a 2014 British historical action film set in Northern Ireland written by Gregory Burke and directed by Yann Demange. It stars Jack O'Connell, Sean Harris, David Wilmot, Richard Dormer, Paul Anderson, and Charlie Murphy, and tells the story of a British soldier who becomes separated from his unit during a riot in Belfast at the height of the Troubles in 1971. Filming began on location in Blackburn, Lancashire in April 2013 and continued in Sheffield and Liverpool. The film was funded by the British Film Institute, Film4, Creative Scotland and Screen Yorkshire. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, held in February 2014. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2771_(film) A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety throug...

The Blue Room (2014)

The Blue Room (French: La Chambre bleue) is a 2014 French erotic thriller film directed by and starring Mathieu Amalric. It is based on a novel by Georges Simenon. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Room_(2014_film) A man and a woman, secretly in love, alone in a room. They desire each other, want each other, and even bite each other. In the afterglow, they share a few sweet nothings. At least the man seemed to believe they were nothing. Now under investigation by the police and the courts, what is he accused of? source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230082/ F: Erotic? meh. Thrilling? meh. Worth the watch? meh.   F: The best thing in the movie is it's length, short, it doesn't hurt and it has enough time to show us some titties. F: Those guys were such exhibitionists, everyone in that city knew that they were having an affair; just look at the picture below. I ...

Love & Mercy (2014)

Love & Mercy is a 2014 American biographical film directed by Bill Pohlad, about musician and songwriter Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. The film, deriving its title from the 1988 song by Wilson, is presented in a parallel narrative covering two specific time periods in Wilson's life: the 1960s and the 1980s. Actors Paul Dano and John Cusack depict the young and middle-aged Wilson, respectively, with Elizabeth Banks as Wilson's second wife Melinda Ledbetter, and Paul Giamatti as Wilson's psychotherapist Dr. Eugene Landy. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_%26_Mercy_(film) In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903657/?ref_=fn_al_tt_ 1 F: Yeah, I'm a sucker for music artists biographies and mental disorder films...

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