The Brave One (2007)
Oct 21, 2007Female Vigilante
Neil Jordan teams up with action producer Joel Silver to make a vigilante film where Jodie Foster starts toting a gun against thugs on the streets after the murder of her fiancé
Terrence Howard
Iron Man (2008)
May 6, 2008Comic-Book Superhero
This where the MCU began after a spate of high-profile Marvel Comics adaptations throughout the 2000s. Jon Favreau conducts a highly enjoyable adaptation of the comic-book with Robert Downey Jr shining in the role of Tony Stark
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Dec 20, 2009Disney Animation/Animal Transformation
One of the more enjoyable Disney animated films from the latter half of the 00s. Featuring Disney's first Black heroine, this embraces its New Orleans setting and turns Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale on its head with enjoyable results
Movie 43 (2013)
Nov 8, 2013Anthology of Bad Taste Comedy Skits
An anthology of comedy skits that sets out to be in as bad taste as possible – you are left astounded how far a film has to go to offend in this post-South Park era. That and wondering if the producers had kidnapped some of the stars' family members to force them to participate
Prisoners (2013)
Sep 23, 2013Vigilante Parent Tortures Child Abduction Suspect
Dark and gripping thriller from Denis Villeneuve about child abductions and a distraught parent who decides to torture a suspect to find their whereabouts.; Superbly well written thriller that raises some big contemporary issues about the legitimacy of torture. Both Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal give utterly convincing performances