Green Zone (2010)

In Green Zone, The Bourne Identity action star Matt Damon goes to Iraq, or rather to a facsimile staged in Spain and Morocco, switching from a super-assassin’s identity crisis to contemporary political and military history.

Dear John (2010)

A story of love and commitment. I went to see this movie after a friend recommended it. The recommendation was spot on: it perfectly captured the pain of loving someone who is on active duty in the military.

Unthinkable

Unthinkable is the sort of movie that gets people thinking about how far would they be willing to go to save a life. The story is simple, realistic and very current. Is torturing a prisoner with total disregard for his rights acceptable when he claims to have positioned three nuclear bombs in urban areas?

Cracks (2009)

Director Jordan Scott, daughter of Gladiator director Ridley Scott, proves she is no less talented than her father in this movie. Working in spite of the script, the colors of each scene perfectly guide the story to an innocent and shocking ending.

Kick-Ass (2010)

In a movie industry cluttered with self-grown hype, gimmicks and stale ideas, Kick-Ass bursts onto the screen and shatters all expectations in its wake. It does not want to be good or above average, Kick-Ass wants to be great. Better yet, it has the balls to want to be original, too.

The Messenger (2009)

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Hollywood loves making movies about the US’s wars around the world. Katherine Bigelow recently made it into Oscar history with The Hurt Locker.
The Messenger tries something different. It is an emotional look at the psychological effects of war. The film has a curious flow to it. It begins predictable, yet remains engaging, [...]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

Heath Ledger died before this movie was finished. Its script was modified, and Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell took his place. Christopher Plummer is excellent as always, and Lily Cole is a surprisingly strong actress.

Cirque du Freak: The vampire assistant (2009)

It’s easy these days to dismiss all films based on young adult novels as another cheap attempt by the studios to force a new franchise. Plenty of fine fantasy books have been failures at the box office: The Seeker and Narnia to name a few.

Crazy Heart (2009)

When a performance transcends a mediocre plot, you get a memorable role flanked by a forgettable movie. Such is the case of Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake, the sodden wreck of a country singer scraping a living by playing at bars and bowling alleys in Crazy Heart.

Shutter Island (2010)

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are together again for the brilliant Shutter Island. The script is adapted from Dennis Lehane’s bestselling novel, and it is exactly what one hopes for when seeing a novel on the big screen. Even if you read the book several times, this movie will still offer something new.