1983, 12-year-old badass Shaun doesn’t fit in anywhere. He gets into fights everywhere and he has given up on almost everyone. Pissed about a fight at school, he walks back home where he meets Woody and his friends, a bunch of skinheads hanging around on the street. Soon he becomes part of the gang and parties just like all of them. But one night, old school Combo comes back from prison and things start to change.
This is a brilliant capture of the 80's England and one boy's search for belonging. Mixed with a documentary style, it is engaging and funny, but frightening at times. There's so much depth in about every character, it's clear the director didn't want to display a stereotypical subculture. As I understand, this is also because of the semi-autobiographical story. Proving Shane Meadows is a director to keep an eye one.
Harry struggles to get in enough money to fuel his drug addiction. Looking for something to sell, he visits his mom, who can’t refuse her son. She, on her own, needs to get fit to get on her favorite TV-show and is willing to take pills to get there. After Harry and his girlfriend Marion run out again, Marion has to take alternative methods to get in some money.
Let me first say this is a 'disturbing casual monday'. But if you're up to that, this is one of the first movies I'd mention when someone would ask me for the best movie of the last ten years (although I hate putting movies on a scale).
So if you take it this movie isn't for the light-hearted, it's impressive on almost every level. Aronofsky puts so much passion and style into his movies, I'd say it's impossible not to get involved. But lets not forget it's also because of Hubert Selby's brutal novel about the mix of dreams and addiction. Not to mention the performances, especially Ellen Burstyn as the mother. This, combined with the beautiful cinematography and an equally impressive score brings this gritty story to a brilliant and powerful level.
Trying to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations, Batman, Commissioner Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent seem to be successful. This is until just all hell breaks loose in Gotham City and nemesis Joker says: ‘why so serious?’
After the impressive Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is back with an, I'm almost sure, insanely entertaining and interesting sequel. Ever since he decided Batman could be some guy in the real world, Batman isn't the kids' toy anymore. Joined by Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, this is pretty much the summer blockbuster to look forward to.
Hud is documenting the going-away party for Rob, when a big bang hits the entire city. Towers are burning, this must be an attack, maybe a terrorist attack. Then all chaos breaks loose and something takes a hold of the city. This is just a tape found in Central Park…
A rollercoaster of thrills. I'm writing this just coming out of the theatre. The whole room was pretty perplexed after the movie ended. Starting slow, Lost writer Drew Goddard soon flips you upside down, from the first bang until the end. I'll admit, there won't be any Oscars for the camera work (probably none at all), but this winter blockbuster is o so worth a big can of... yes, you guessed right, popcorn!
Andrea “Andy” Sachs has just graduated in journalism and wants to become a well known journalist. To accomplish that she applies for a job as second assistant of Miranda Priestly. She is the executive of the Runway fashion magazine and is able to give her assistants any job they would like to have, as long as they keep working for her during one year. But Miranda Priestly is a ruthless, merciless and cruel woman who will make the year a living hell for Andrea.
After reading the book I couldn’t wait to watch the movie in the cinema. The story about an executive of a fashion magazine, who acts as if she is queen of the universe, is really entertaining. It makes you feel bad for the assistant, but at the same time you want Miranda Priestly to make things even worse. Meryl Streep did an excellent job being a merciless and cruel woman to everyone around her.
A perfect movie for a sleepover with lots of popcorn!
