Author: tlkabtmovies
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Winter’s Bone [2010]
The heroine in this small but effective movie is a 17 year old girl who acts as a mother to her younger brother and sister. Her sick mother sits useless all day, while her father, who was jailed for cooking meth, is missing. Apparently, he put up their house as collateral for his bail, and…
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The Fighter [2010]
We’ve all seen “Rocky”, “Raging Bull”, “Million Dollar Baby”, and even “Cinderella Man”. One can really wonder how many boxing movies we really need nowadays, and if a new one can deliver the same joy we felt while watching all those amazing classics. The answer: “The Fighter”, a true story about small time boxer Mickey Ward…
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Love And Other Drugs [2010]
“Love And Other Drugs” can be a bit misleading. From the trailer and the poster, one can easily expect a routine romantic comedy. It isn’t. In fact, it’s a bittersweet, romantic drama with a provocative backdrop and an intriguing premise. But I wish I could say I was entirely satisfied by it. The plot: Jake…
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Black Swan [2010]
I’m not a fan of ballet or most of Daren Aronofsky movies (“Requiem For A Dream” and “The Fountain” were especially tough to watch). But he really outdid himself with “Black Swan”, turning ballet into his own dark twisted world. The star of the show: Natalie Portman, who gives the performance of her career as Nina,…
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Rabbit Hole [2010]
Emotionally uplifting movie (based on a play) about a married couple (Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart) whose world is forever changed when their young son is killed by a car. The wife tries to deal with the matter by redifining her own existence; she finds refuge in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic artist, who…
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The Orphanage [2007]
Chilling movie about a woman who moves into the orphanage she used to live in when she was a child and turns it into a home for disabled children. Before long, her son befriends an invisible child and strange events begin to occur. “The orphanage” is not your typical Hollywood horror movie; in fact it’s…
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Videodrome [1983]
A landmark film of the commercial/independent movement of the 1980’s, David Cronenberg’s story of violence and television still rings true today. Max Renn (James Woods) is a cable station operator who begins to see his life spin out of control when his abdomen suddenly grows a vagina-like opening into which, among other objects, audiocassettes can…
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The Last Exorcism [2010]
Documentary style horror movie about a reverend who agrees to take part in exposing exorcism as a fraud. Working with a film crew, he chooses at random a plea letter from a man who claims that his daughter has been possessed by a demon. Prior to the exorcism, the reverend plants hidden speakers and electronic devices in…
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The Stranger [1946]
Orson Welles’s least known film as a director also turned out to be one of his most fascinating. “The Stranger” was an immediate postwar thriller about tracking down Nazi war criminals (Hitchcock did the same with “Notorious”). Edward G. Robinson plays a government investigator tracking down charismatic Nazi Franz Kindler (Orson Welles) , the man who…
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Everybody’s Fine [2009]
Exceptional movie about a widower (Robert DeNiro who’s never been better) who goes on a road trip in order to reconnect with his children who bailed on a family reunion. He sets out to see his artist son in NYC, his daughter the ad executive in Chicago, his son the conductor on tour in Denver, and his…
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Vertigo [1958] ★★★★
One of the most interesting things about this movie is the fact that it was a flop at the time of its release. Hitchcock instantly blamed James Stewart, saying he was “too old to attract audiences anymore”. The two never worked together again, eventhough Stewart was the original choice for the role of Roger Thornhill in…
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Tron: Legacy [2010]
Can I tell you how surprised I am that I actually enjoyed this movie? To be honest, I expected this sequel to be as lame as the 1982 movie. But boy was I wrong. It may not have been the best movie of 2010, but I have no problem admitting that it was one hell…
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Howl’s Moving Castle [2004] ★★★★
One of the best animated movies ever made from master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”, “Ponyo”) about a teenage girl who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is turned into a 90 year old woman by an evil witch. Embarking on a journey to lift the curse, she finds refuge in a magical castle, where…
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The Wolf Man [1941]
Classic horror movie starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Lawrence Talbot, the man who wants nothing more than to be cured of his irrepressible (when the moon is full of course) lycanthropy. It all started when he was bitten by a werewolf (Bela Lugosi in a chilling role) . As the gypsy woman Maleva explains:”Even a…
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Gulliver’s Travels [2010]
Jack Black is fun to watch in this updated version of Jonathan Swift’s novel about a wannabe writer who takes an assignment in Bermuda in order to impress his boss (who also happens to be the girl he’s in love with) but ends up on an island instead where he meets the tiny citizen of…
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The Best Movies of the Year [2010]
Because people love lists, I’ve managed to put together a list of the 10 best movies I’ve seen this year (taking in consideration that I have yet to see “True Grit”, “Black Swan” and other golden globe nominees). Happy new year everyone! 10-The Kids Are All Right This small independent movie turned out to be one of the best…
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The Tourist [2010]
Johnny Depp looks bored out of his mind as an American visiting Venice to mend a broken heart. Angelina Jolie plays the woman who crosses his path, and uses him as a decoy to convince the police that he is in fact her wanted lover. The two lack chemistry, but that’s just one of the…
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The Invisible Man [1933]
One of the best movies of its genre, telling the story of a scientist (Claude Rains in an unforgettable role) who finds a way to make himself invisible, becoming mentally unstable as a result. It seems that one of the drugs he used has properties that can turn a man insane. Believing he can take…
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Little Fockers [2010]
In a year of craptaculars, “Little Fockers” deserves burial at the bottom of the sea (“Skyline” looks like you’re off the hook). No one expected Shakespeare, but Paul Weitz’s failure to cap his franchise with any real meaning can easily be ranked as one of the biggest disappointments of the year. This third (and hopefully…
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12 Angry Men [1957] ★★★★
Completely absorbing movie starring Henry Fonda as a juror who is convinced that a boy who is accused of murdering his father is completely innocent. But how will he convince the rest of the jury, when they have no doubt in mind that the defendant is guilty of all charges? Rarely a movie manages to keep you…
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