Don Jon (2013) Download Fuld

Bigelow's extensive staging of the May 1, 2011, raid is a prime example of virtuoso action filmmaking.. This realist fairy tale of impossible love has a fair amount of nuance and charm.. Swift, smart, relentless, Zero Dark Thirty compresses a decade of high-stakes procedural into 157 minutes of pure momentum.. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's debut as a writer-director-actor resembles a porn addict's Groundhog Day, and not in a good way.. Offbeat, frank and often surprising gem.. A timely and important re...

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The Dark Knight (2008) Fuld Streaming

An explosively provocative [film]. ... Exhilaratingly straightforward action sequences matched by moral complexity of a sort not usually associated with comic-book movie franchises.. Christopher Nolan's second Batman adventure is the rare blockbuster that left me engaged and thoughtful instead of bored and bummed out.. Where Batman Begins was largely about the considerable personal toll exacted by its hero's decision to fight back against the forces of evil while adhering to a code of honor, The...

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Drive (2011) Download Fuld

Sure, it's shallow, but it's also slickly compelling, beautifully crafted and so damn shiny.. For stone-cold, retro action fans who are tired of all these over-edited, underachieving thrillers - well, here's one car chase movie that isn't running on empty.. Drive is pedal-to-the-metal stuff. Don't get behind the wheel unless you can take the rush.. In reworking genres without quoting shamelessly, Refn proves himself his own man and a guy quite capable of taking us places we didn't even know we w...

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Se Fuld Film

Scorsese, as always, knows exactly what he is doing. Although it's long, the movie is never less than entertaining.. DiCaprio doesn't seem terribly comfortable in the role despite all his strutting and posturing.. For three hours the movie operates at a ridiculous comedic pitch. You never forget you're at the circus. You never lose site of the lawlessness, the reckless pleasure, the sheer lunacy and lack of regulation.. Ultimately, "Whiplash" isn't just about jazz - and it's not necessary to be ...

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The Lucky One (2012) Se Fuld Film

The film's plots are soft and flimsy, and they don't mesh as gracefully as they might, but they do serve as an adequate trellis for Mr. McKellen's performance, which is gratifyingly but unsurprisingly wonderful.. McKellen is masterful, in a multilayered tale that navigates the no man's land between memory and fiction.. Well-acted schmaltz with some gaping plot holes.. The cliches are as thick as a vat of honey. And the love story proves just as syrupy.. Logan's opening voice-over describes how f...

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The Imitation Game (2014) Download Fuld

It would be hard to foul up the story of Alan Turing, and thankfully The Imitation Game doesn't.. "The Imitation Game" is both an education and a pleasure - and another chance to revel in what Cumberbatch can convey in eloquent silence.. Turing may finally be getting what he deserves as the straightforward and well-acted The Imitation Game, featuring a strong performance from Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing.. Cumberbatch's finely calibrated performance helps bring to life one of history's lesser-...

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The Giver (2014) Online Streaming

It's "what people want." Whereas I say the hell with people and what they want.. There is an honesty to "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a genuineness of experience that makes the movie soar when it just as easily could have stumbled.. There were reports that Duvall initially turned down this script, only to reconsider because he wanted to work with Downey. Good call.. An overlong crowd-pleaser that mistakes a hackneyed catharsis for something more meaningful.. [Duvall and Downey] may not be e...

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