Gangster Movies

     Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou

     Director: Ridley Scott

     The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it’s the sand of the coliseum. The movie took 5 academy awards in 2001. Russel Crowe won his only Oscar, well deserved for his great performance. I got caught in the movie real quick and I got inspired by the main character who proved himself to be a true fighter, overcoming all the obstacles that he faces.

     Maximus (Russel Crowe) is the Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 40% [?]

     Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham

     Director: Terry Zwigoff

                    I know it’s not Christmas yet but you got to see this. The title makes you think it’s a movie for kids, with the Grinch or something like that. Well it is a little too raw for the youth to watch it, at least the language is not so cheerful as you may think. I’m going to say that it is a comedy but you can say it’s drama also. I sincerely found it really amusing (well… maybe I’m a bad guy).
                      Willy and Marcus are Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 27% [?]

     Cast: Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Georgina Chapman

     Director: Nick Love

            There are moments when I’m in the mood for exactly this kind of movies. Straight to the point, short scenes, no unnecessary dialogue or drama, therefore the artistic value is a complete nose dive.

            However this is a good old piece on what life is all about for the English who spend time in the south of Spain. Freedom, the beach, the drugs and the party scene make this one of the favourite hangouts for Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 68% [?]

   Cast: Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe

     Director: Tery Gilliam

   It was a really bizzar experience watching this movie. Brad Pitt is doing a great job performing  the character of a mental case and I was constantly in question if the main character is crazy or not. 
     The story starts somewhere in the future when the world got wiped out and only 1 percent of the entire population survived after a deadly virus was spread in 1997 by the army of the Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 29% [?]

     Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Cam’ron, Wood Harris, Chi McBride

     Director: Charles Stone III

     “This life, this game… it ain’t no love in it, it don’t love you back…”

     1986 Harlem New York City. Ace was born and raised in the neighbourhood and didn’t end up pretty good. He was hired in a cleaning store and didn’t make lots of money as his good friend, Mitch, and his sisters boyfriend Calvin. These two are selling drugs and are getting richer by the day while Ace is getting more frustrated as he is Read the rest of this entry »

Popularity: 69% [?]