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starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling, Lake Bell, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Cary Elwes, Olivia Thirlby, Talia Balsam, Jake M. Johnson, Abby Elliott
directed by: Ivan Reitman
MPAA: Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material.
starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight, Imelda Staunton, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Martin Savage, Karina Fernandez
directed by: Mike Leigh
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language
starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper
directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images.
I’m a fan of the original 1982 movie TRON, even though I’m aware it’s kinda crappy. So I’ve been following the TRON: Legacy hype pretty closely for the last few years. And when I was sent Daft Punk’s TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack for review, I immediately emailed our lead film reviewer, Jason LeRoy, and called dibs when he got his tickets for a preview screening. Then I began listening to Daft Punk’s film score to get myself psyched. And it worked. I was psyched. Continue reading “Album Review (with bonus movie talk): Daft Punk — TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack”
starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Michael Sheen
directed by: Joseph Kosinski
MPAA: Rated PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language.
starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee
directed by: David O. Russell
MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality.
starring: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Whishaw, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, David Strathairn, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Reeve Carney, Tom Conti
director: Julie Taymor
MPAA: PG-13 for some nudity, suggestive content and scary images
starring Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro
directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
rated R
starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Ty Burrell, Matt Malloy, John Pankow, Patti D’Arbanville
directed by Roger Michell
rated PG-13
Check out our review after the jump.
Megamind
starring Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Brad Pitt
directed by Tom McGrath