Written by Guillermo Troncoso. A pilot manages to save a plane from crashing, but the investigation that follows shows that the pilot may not be a complete hero after all. The marketing for Flight has focused heavily on the plane crash sequence – and with good reason. The sequence is one of the most realistic …
Written by Guillermo Troncoso. The mere mention of his name is enough to conjure up images of suited up men walking in slo-mo, John Travolta and Uma Thurman dancing in a bar, Samuel L. Jackson getting Chris Tucker into the boot of a car, a pissed off bride out for revenge, Stuntman Mike getting his …
Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Tom Cruise’s latest vehicle is a decent little thriller based on Lee Child’s bestselling novel One Shot. There’s a solid cast that keeps the tight, yet increasingly farfetched, storyline grounded and believable. The film may have benefited from some further character development but Christopher McQuarrie’s intriguing screenplay and good direction make …
Written by Guillermo Troncoso. If The Untouchables and Sin City had an attractive, fun and simple-minded love child, then Gangster Squad would be it. Ruben Fleischer comes from the comedy genre. He went from directing episodes of Jimmy Kimmel to box-office success with Zombieland. While Gangster Squad is definitely more serious fare it still has …
A near perfect cinematic treat.
Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut is an amiable but ultimately tedious love letter to opera and growing old. Being a “slow” film isn’t necessarily a problem if the plot and subject matter are good enough to carry you along. This just isn’t the case here. Quartet is set in a home for …
Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Wreck-It Ralph tells the story of a video game villain who becomes tired of being the bad guy and decides to go on a quest to become a hero. John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch and Jack McBrayer provide some excellent voice work to some fantastic and creative animation. There is so …
After Tom Hooper took home an Academy-Award for The King’s Speech (which also won Best Picture), he would’ve been in the position to pick any project he desired. Kudos are in order then for having the guts to not only make a musical that has been made so, so many times before, but to make …
