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Shutter Island

score: 
A-
Director: 
Martin Scorsese
Cast: 
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams
Running Time: 
138
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
Martin Scorsese is a cinematic force to be reckoned with. The Academy Award-winning director received the Cecil B. DeMille award at this year’s Golden Globes, and with the release of Shutter Island coming in the wake of this recognition, Scorsese’s spot in American film history has solidified exponentially. I am an avid fan of the director’s work and had high hopes coming into his latest film… They were more than met. Shutter Island is saturated with the characteristic Scorsese style, from the cinematography to the use of music in driving a plot line.

Blindness

score: 
A+
Director: 
Fernando Meirelles
Cast: 
Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Yusuke Iseva, Yoshino Kimura
Running Time: 
118
Rated: 
R
Imagine a world of complete darkness. People roam about day and night in search of food, shelter and loved ones. The towns are littered with trash and reek of human bile. Decomposed corpses lie on the sidewalks as the once flourishing world falls victim to a sudden unprecedented plague. Luckily, all this has been contained within a small quarantine zone, where all who are infected must go.

Reservation Road

score: 
B
Director: 
Terry George
Cast: 
Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly
Running Time: 
102
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
On a dangerous curve, late at night, the unthinkable happens. A boy, releasing a jar full of lightening bugs, becomes the victim of a fatal hit and run. At the point of impact, the lives of both Ethan (Joaquin Phoenix) and Dwight (Mark Ruffalo), two fathers on opposite sides of the incident, are sent into shambles. While each reacts differently to what has happened, both struggle to understand and cope with the emotional turn of events as they each are forced to accept the truth.

The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are More Than All Right
Director: 
Lisa Cholodenko
Cast: 
Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson
Running Time: 
104
Release: 
July 23, 2010
Rated: 
R
Author(s): 
The music began, the scene started, the title appeared and something hit me. I could tell this was going to be good. It was the way the film was shot, combined with superior acting, that grasped that ‘movie feeling’ of being let in to witness life behind the shadows. The Kids Are All Right portrayes real emotions, real situations, and absolutely real characters. You might think it would be hard to understand the relationship of a lesbian couple and their two kids with the man who contributed only his sperm. On the contrary, it is quite the opposite.
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