Screen Noir

Impossibly the fourth in the franchise isn't a mission too far and proves itself a worthy edition. Ethan hunt is back, after breaking out of prison in Moscow with the help of the IMF he's brought up to speed and forced into a new mission to infiltrate the heart of Russia itself, the Kremlin. Mid mission things go sour and the operation is called off as Hunt still in disguise escapes the Kremlin behind him bursts into flames, the Russians view this as an act of war sending Hunt and his team on the run. Meeting with the secretary of defense in secret Hunt is informed that the whole IMF has been disbanded, Hunt is on his own and the orders are to take him in... Unless he chooses to accept a new mission. The president activates ghost protocol meaning the remnants of the IMF must on their own discover who's responsible for bombing the Kremlin, bring them to justice and at the same time prevent a nuclear holocaust sparking between Russia and America.  Tom Cruis...

Based on the book of the same name and the Swedish film adaptions, David Fincher hits audiences hard with his adaption of the dark and stylish crime thriller. Mikael Blomkvist is an established journalist and co-editor of the newspaper Millenium who after printing an issue on the illustrious Wennerstrom group he finds himself prosecuted at the wrong end of a law suit, his name and reputation badly damaged he decides to bow out of his publication and fade from the public eye. Lisbeth Salander is the top and low key researcher for Milton security who has to deal with her own fragile existence from a mysterious and dark childhood and who is asked to produce a report on the infamous journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Salander doesn't realize the mystery the report involves her in and the chilling case it leads her to. Henrik Vagner, an old business tycoon looks to the journalist to find the answer to an unsolvable crime that happened years before...

The boys are back and the game is afoot. The first film ended on the promise of Professor Moriarty as the next big case for Sherlock to foil and follow on it does as both Holmes and Watson are thrown back into chaos as the game begins. While Watson has plans for settling down with his new wife, Holmes confrontation with a new nemesis, alliance with a mysterious fortune teller and complicated relations with his brother Mycroft send events spiraling and forcing both men into Moriarty's game. The stakes are raised and it soon becomes apparent that Moriarty means business, not only threatening lives but threatening to break the barriers of countries as well with a war that would span the whole world. All is to play for as Holmes faces his most deadly match and possible equal, Holmes must put emotion aside and pull out all his tricks in order to best Moriarty before he can bring chaos and destruction to the world. They've been here before but Robert Downey Jr(...

A prequel to John Carpenters The Thing and so it goes by the same name and in some ways it does manage to entertain audiences like the original. It begins when Kate Lloyd a paleontologist is recruited to examine findings found by a Norwegian team under the ice of Antarctica which appears to be a frozen specimen of extra-terrestrial life, Lead scientist of the group Dr. Sander Halvorsen insists on taking a sample of the 'thing' they discover unaware that in doing so the creature awakens. After it breaks free from it's ice prison the 'Thing' goes on to attack several of the scientists and killing one before being dowsed in flames, however on learning that the creature can hypothetically imitate any life form including humans the crew begin to turn on one another and have to face off against the feeling of constant danger, isolation of their northern camp and fear that the 'Thing' could pick them off at any time. When it comes to acting in this film and while...

It's a tough job taking a serious matter of a life threatening disease and making a heart warming tale while getting across a comedy theme at the same time, yet this film manages it incredibly well. Easy going Adam has his whole life ahead of him and with his simple lifestyle, supporting girlfriend and wisecracking best-friend not much was getting in the way of his happiness, yet after a casual back pain turns out to be a malignant tumor Adam's whole world is ripped apart. Being thrown into a whole new world of medication and therapies Adam has to literally adjust to survive, as those around him come together to support him, Adam's chances of survival swing back and fourth in a emotionally charged yet humorous film that really hits home as he comes to terms with having Cancer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the role of Adam as usual amazingly, while Gordon-Levitt always puts his all into whatever film it is, in this he really com...

When wealthy businessman and resident of luxury apartment complex The Tower, Arthur Shaw is found out to be caught up in a scam involving most of the Towers work force pensions. Josh Kovacs the tower's building manager is the man responsible for his friends financial losses after asking Shaw to invest them into his own company, out of guilt and determination when Shaw refuses to take responsibility and Josh and several of his friends are fired they decide to get even with Shaw and attempt to rob $20 million which is hidden somewhere within his apartment. On Thanksgiving Kovacs and co move in on Shaw's luxury apartment determined to get revenge and all the employees money back though not without several hitches, including the thief and ex-con Slide and The Towers state of the art security, can they pull off the heist of 2011? Ben Stiller takes the leading role (Josh Kovacs) and takes to it as usual with pacing and straight face comedy simila...

On the day you hit 25 your life begins... Once you hit that age you stop aging and your earnings become your life, so the social Darwinsm of the situation is the poor die young, while the rich can live forever, until one man decides to give his time away. Will Salas is just another worker in the system of such a corrupt life who saves every second of time in an attempt to survive as long as possible, one day Will meets Henry Hamilton a man with a century of life ticking away though a man who understands the flaws of the system enough to hate it. Henry gives all of his remaining time to Will as he sleeps leaving him the message 'Don't waste my time' so Will sets out a newly made man willing to make a difference in the system of life. Right of the bat while Justin Timberlake may have some occasional moments of charisma as the lead (Will Salas)  his character seems to be missing the spark of genius that really should drag you into his story or it could be the fact Timberla...