Begins as an historical drama, and ends as a case of racism, abuse, and corruption by the police
Cast: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben O’Toole, Anthony Mackie
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer: Mark Boal
Cinematographer: Barry Ackroyd
Editor: William Goldenberg, Harry Yoon
Composer: James Newton Howard
A weaker work in this director’s oeuvre, with unconvincing cast, situations, and dialogues
Cast: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany
Written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd
Music by Mark Isham
Cinematography by Rogier Stoffers
Film Editing by Terilyn A. Shropshire
Cast: Jin-woong Jo, Goo Shin, Dae-Myung Kim
Director: Soo-youn Lee
Writer: Soo-youn Lee
Good music, but lacks unity
Cast: Emily Browning, Xavier Samuel, Cam Gigandet, Dawn Olivieri, Frances Fisher, Thomas Dekker, Marlene Forte, Kennedy Waite, Kimiko Gelman, Christopher Craven
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Writer: Catherine Hardwicke, Arty Nelson
Music by Nick Launay, Ming Vauz
Cinematography by Daniel Moder
Film Editing by Julia Wong
Great ‘film noir’ atmosphere and expressionist settings, but paper thin personages and simplistic script
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples
Music by Vangelis
Cinematography by Jordan Cronenweth
Film Editing by Marsha Nakashima, Terry Rawlings
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Bruno Ganz, Kristofer Hivju
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Cinematographer: Philip Øgaard
Editor: Jens Christian Fodstad
Composer: Brian Batz, Kaspar Kaae
Director: Stephen Fingleton
Writer: Stephen Fingleton
Actors: Mia Goth, Martin McCann, Olwen Fouere
Music by Giorgio Ferrero
Cinematography by Damien Elliott
Film Editing by Mark Towns
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Novel: José Saramago
Screenplay: Javier Gullón
Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc
SPOILER: Jealous of the happiness and fertility of a newly-wed couple, a tormented middle-aged woman tries to seduce the husband to destroy his couple.
NOTICED: The movie shows three couples at different stages of their development: the newlywed young and happy couple building a new life; the tormented middle-aged couple who has to fight not to fall apart; the old man who every day regrets the death of his wife.
Subtle musical score
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud, Niels Arestrup
Director: Angelina Jolie Pitt
Writer: Angelina Jolie Pitt
Cinematographer: Christian Berger
Editor: Martin Pensa, Patricia Rommel
Composer: Gabriel Yared
Cast: Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Garrett Hedlund, Jai Courtney
Director: Angelina Jolie
Screenplay: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Richard Lagravenese, William Nicholson
Director of Photography: Roger Deakins
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Film Editing: William Goldenberg, Tim Squyres