CinemaInternational Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Catherine Zeta-Jones started the year with a neo-noir. Bruce Willis returned to his signature role for the last time.... Stoker was a k.i.n.k.y variation on Shadow of a Doubt.... The original stoners turned to animation.... And speaking of animation, Fox started handling DreamWorks Animation for a few years, starting with the prehistoric set The Croods And on Animation went with the eco-tale Epic. James McAvoy, Vincent Cassell, and Rosario Dawson then joined Danny Boyle for a psychological thriller..... The East was a thriller involving a group of anarchists..... Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn went to go work for an internet company.... And Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy joined the cops. The Way Way Back was a completely charming and endearing comedy-drama and coming of age film that did everyone proud. Turbo told of a fast snail. And Hugh Jackman returned to superhero mode. And so too in the area of retreads was a romp back into mythological adventure for kids..... Julia Louis-Dreyfus was luminous in the wonderful Enough Said, and James Gandolfini was at his most endearing. unfortunately, he died before the film's release. Baggage Claim was romance at the airport. back to the world of crime went Runner Runner..... 12 Years a Slave, unflinching, horrific, a necessary film. It is one of the most disturbing films I've ever seen, but its also one that needed to be told. It is shattering in its impact. It won Best Picture. the Counselor was back into the world of lurid crime with an outrageous background. the Book Thief was a drama set during the darkest days of World War II, whern a young girl kept saving books from the bonfires of the Nazis. Black Nativity was inspired by a Langston Hughes play. Walking with Dinosaurs was a spectacle for families And 2013 closed with an in-name-only remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller, Kristin Wiig, Sean Penn, and Shirley MacLaine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I haven't seen many of these (yet). Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 My top picks: 12 Years a Slave (my pick for best of the decade) Enough Said I've also seen Broken City, A Good Day to Die Hard, Stoker, Trance, The Heat, The Way Way Back, The Wolverine, The Counselor, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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