Shreeux's Movie Chronicles

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A Polish thriller about a sibling who returns to his hometown after 20 years in America and finds his younger brother in the midst of a hostile environment. The ultimate subject matter at the heart of the story is nothing new but it is set up nicely and well executed. Once the mystery begins to be revealed, however, it does take a bit too long to play out.


Aftermath (2012) 6/10
Poklosie (original title)
1h 47min | Drama, Thriller | 9 November 2012

 

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Based on Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles, ‘Trishna’ tells the story of one woman whose life is destroyed by a combination of love and circumstances. Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna (Freida Pinto) did lead actress quite beautifully and really fantastic job.


Trishna (2011) 7/10
15 | 1h 57min | Drama | 9 March 2012

 

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Nothing But The Truth is one of those rare films that manages to walk a straight line and still be groundbreaking. Rod Lurie's masterful script combined with the commanding performances from the entire ensemble create a piece where each piece of dialogue is razor sharp and rips off of the screen. Excellent performances from Beckinsale.

Nothing But the Truth (2008) 7/10
15 | 1h 48min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 29 July 2009

 

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Malèna a truly extraordinary film by Giuseppe Tornatore brings about the joy and the fun of growing up as a boy, Monica Bellucci lead title role, is a walking shadow of not only erotism, allure and rude grace, but also disgrace and suffering. So that you too can see how much beauty can be one's downfall. How no one can outrun being mistreated and misunderstood. How no one can outrun being hurt while hurting.The role is almost mute, but there's so much in her eyes to be seen and understood, a life of grievance, pain, imprisonment of the heart.

Malèna (2000) 8.5/10
15 | 1h 49min | Drama, Romance, War | 16 March 2001

 

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Giuseppe Tornatore´s "Cinema Paradiso" is a beautifully crafted tale about love, loss, friendship & movies and recounts the childhood of a filmmaker when he fell in love with motion pictures at his village's theater & formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist. Beautiful all around in music,cinematography, acting, editing, story, etc.

Must Watch Directors.Cut Runtime : 02:53:31

Cinema Paradiso (1988) 9/10
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (original title)
PG | 2h 35min | Drama | 17 November 1988

 

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Being a fame of "Cinema Paradiso (1988)" & "Malèna (2000)"

Giuseppe Tornatore's suspenseful thriller "The Unknown Woman" won five David di Donatello's for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Music, and Best Cinematography. Irena, a Ukrainian woman coming to Italy looking for a job as a maid. She does everything she to become a beloved nanny for an adorable little girl Thea. However, that is just the very beginning of her unknown journey.

A perfectly constructed thriller. extremely well photographed. the characters are fascinating and the tension is well played throughout the entire runtime.


The Unknown Woman (2006) 8/10
La sconosciuta (original title)
18 | 1h 58min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 20 October 2006

 

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A MASTER OF POSSESSION. A CRIME OF OBSESSION
Hitchcockian feast of famed Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore, is more than anything made fascinating by its outer shell. On its inside we get a rather simple and twisty story of a meticulous art appraiser getting wrapped in mystery. Geoffrey Rush is excellent in the movie. He gets outstanding support from Sylvia Hoeks, Donald Sutherland and Jim Sturgess.


Deception (2013) Aka:The Best Offer 8/10
La migliore offerta (original title)
15 | 2h 11min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 1 January 2013

 

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Simply good classical Hollywood filmmaking highlighting an important true story. It was only a matter of time before director Tom McCarthy made his true break-out film an intriguing investigative genre about the importance of journalism and the infestation of corruption in even the most sacred places.

Spotlight (2015) 6/10
15 | 2h 8min | Biography, Drama, History | 29 January 2016

 

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A powerful drama that is sure to keep your attention and your emotions locked in an unyielding grip, Lenny Abrahamson's Room is, without question, one of the best films of the year.



Room (2015) 8.5/10
15 | 1h 58min | Drama | 15 January 2016 (UK)

 

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Turns out Night Train is a low budget thriller. You can see several scenes where the train is animated as it cruises through the snowy countryside. But that doesn’t take away from the storyline or the big twist.


Night Train (2009) 6/10
R | 1h 23min | Action, Crime, Mystery | 30 April 2009

 

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It is rare for a film to so perfectly ape the detail of a documentary without letting its mask fall once, especially one that is trying to incorporate a fictional ghost story.

Lake Mungo (2008) 5/10
15 | 1h 27min | Drama, Horror, Mystery | 18 June 2008

 

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The Dressmaker is Funny, dark, ridiculous, well scripted, beautifully acted, a bit of a mess, and full of charming and horrifying moments. The film's stunning evocative cinematography and gorgeous performances lend themselves to Australian cinema's singular intense affair with landscape and extreme human behaviour.

The Dressmaker (2015) 6.5/10
12A | 1h 58min | Drama | 20 November 2015

 

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The Client is a fast-paced crime and courtroom thriller starring Ha Jung-woo as attorney of a man accused of killing his wife.



The Client (2011) 7.5/10
Eui-roi-in (original title)
2h 3min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 29 September 2011 (South Korea)

 

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As far as derivative crime sagas go, Paul Borghese's Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn might represent the new gold standard of shameless barrel-scraping. Thematic strands of everything from Brian de Palma's Scarface, the Godfather films, and Martin Scorsese's entire filmography...Goodfellas, The Departed, and Mean Streets, in particular, find their way into his drama,


Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (2013) 3/10
Goat (original title)
R | 1h 56min | Action, Crime | 21 May 2013 (USA)

 

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Whiteout could have been a silent movie.Based on a graphic novel by Greg Rucka, movie has a unique setting in the frozen, deadly remote wastes of Antarctica. But that's not enough to make up for an entirely familiar plot, with Kate Beckinsale trying to catch a killer among a small pool of suspects that includes someone close to her.


Whiteout (2009) 6.2/10
15 | 1h 41min | Action, Crime, Mystery | 11 September 2009

 

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Wrath of the Titans picks up about a decade after Clash of the Titans, where we find Kraken-slaying demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) having traded his sword for the mundane life of a fisherman and father to his son, Helius. the story was weak, not enough details to the movie, but the special effects to the film were on point including on Kronos. the cast to the Wrath film were good, the actions or battles were great.


Wrath of the Titans (2012) 6/10
12A | 1h 39min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 30 March 2012

 

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HIS GREATEST STORY WAS THE ONE HE COULD NEVER TELL....
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan.

The Invisible Woman, the second directorial effort of Ralph Fiennes, is a beautifully polished tale of the private life of one of histories greatest writers Charles Dickens, played by Fiennes himself.


The Invisible Woman (2013)
12A | 1h 51min | Biography, Drama, History | 21 February 2014

 

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SOMETIMES DEAD DOES NOT MEAN GONE....


The Awakening really is just a solid ghost story with tense. Scar scenes couple of times which was nice because that rarely happens, and there's a nice twist followed by a somewhat ambiguous ending

The Awakening (2011) 6.8
15 | 1h 47min | Horror, Thriller | 11 November 2011

 

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This adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp cosmic opera A Princess Of Mars has been almost a century in the making. Which puts the movie in the unique and not entirely comfortable position of feeling both incredibly familiar and oddly novel. Like Avatar, the hokey plot concerns a capable, manly Earthling loving, fighting and learning from the restless natives.

John Carter (2012) 6.2/10
12A | 2h 12min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 9 March 2012

 

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^ John Carter 7.5/10

caz the movie was quite unique in concepts and presentation & also was very enjoyable.