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Tag: Melissa Leo

  • Movie Review ~ Thunder Force

    Movie Review ~ Thunder Force

    The Facts: Synopsis: In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city. Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Bateman, Pom Klementieff, Taylor Mosby, Melissa Leo, Marcella Lowery, Kevin Dunn, Melissa Ponzio, James H. Keating, Braxton Bjerken,

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  • Movie Review ~ Body Brokers

    The Facts: Synopsis: Drug addicts living on the streets in rural Ohio are recruited by a body broker and treatment center mogul and offered treatment in Los Angeles, where saving lives comes second to the bottom line. Stars: Jack Kilmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jessica Rothe, Alice Englert, Peter Greene, Owen Campbell, Thomas Dekker, Sam Quartin,

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  • Movie Review ~ London Has Fallen

    The Facts: Synopsis: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Alon Moni Aboutboul, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Jackie Earle Haley, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Sean O’Bryan, Charlotte Riley, Waleed F. Zuaiter Director: Babak Najafi Rated: R Running Length: 99 minutes TMMM Score: (1/10) Review: Those looking to

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  • Movie Review ~ The Big Short

    The Facts: Synopsis: Four outsiders in the world of high-finance who predicted the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s decide to take on the big banks for their lack of foresight and greed. Stars: Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall, Tracy Letts, John Magaro, Jeremy Strong, Byron Mann, Finn Wittrock, Hamish Linklater Director: Adam McKay Rated: R Running Length:

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Big Short

    Synopsis: When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. Release Date: December 11, 2015 Thoughts: It’s an interesting

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Equalizer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt0GkVZK8zA Synopsis: A former black ops commando who faked his death for a quiet life in Boston comes out of his retirement to rescue a young girl and finds himself face to face with Russian gangsters Release Date: September 26. 2014 Thoughts: Though he remains one of Hollywood’s most consistent actors, over the last decade

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  • Movie Review ~ Prisoners

    The Facts: Synopsis: When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Terrance Howard, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo,

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Prisoners

    Synopsis: A Boston man kidnaps the person he suspects is behind the disappearance of his young daughter and her best friend. Release Date:  September 20, 2013 Thoughts: Here’s the thing…the premise of Prisoners suggests a halfway decent flick that could provide some great opportunities if everything lines up like it should.  The problem I have

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  • Movie Review ~ Olympus Has Fallen

    The Facts: Synopsis: Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Dylan McDermott, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Rick

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  • Movie Review ~ Oblivion

    The Facts: Synopsis: A veteran assigned to extract Earth’s remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself. Stars: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Melissa Leo Director: Joseph Kosinski Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 124 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (8/10) Review:  I’ll start this review

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