Movie Watch: April - June 2014
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The Machine (2014)
Out On: April 2014
Why I'm Watching: This seems like a great vehicle for Caity Lotz's limited acting capabilities but terrific action skills.
Two computer programmers fall in love as they create the first ever piece of self-aware artificial intelligence, which is designed to help humanity. But things go wrong when the MoD steal their breakthrough and teach it to become a robotic weapon.
Why I'm Watching: This seems like a great vehicle for Caity Lotz's limited acting capabilities but terrific action skills.
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Oculus (2014)
Out On: April 11, 2014
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
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Draft Day (2014)
Out On: April 11, 2014
Why I'm Watching: What I know about the NFL can fit into a thimble and while this movie has the hallmarks for being one of those "cheerleader" type sports films, we need a little bit of that now and then.
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.
Why I'm Watching: What I know about the NFL can fit into a thimble and while this movie has the hallmarks for being one of those "cheerleader" type sports films, we need a little bit of that now and then.
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Out On: April 11, 2014
Why I'm Watching: A Jim Jarmusch movie with Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston. Major YES!!!
Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover.Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?
Why I'm Watching: A Jim Jarmusch movie with Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston. Major YES!!!
Out On: April 17, 2014
Why I'm Watching: The topic matter is interesting. Let's hope the execution of the story is also interesting.
Dr. Will Caster is an artificial intelligence researcher who strives to create a machine that possesses sentience and collective intelligence. Extremists who oppose technological advancement target him, but their actions drive him toward his goal. Caster also wants to become part of the new technology, and his wife Evelyn and his best friend Max Waters, also researchers, question the wisdom of this drive. Caster's goal to acquire knowledge becomes one to acquire power, and he seems to be unstoppable.
Why I'm Watching: The topic matter is interesting. Let's hope the execution of the story is also interesting.
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Out On: April 25, 2014
Why I'm Watching: This is the Millenial remake of The First Wives Club!
After realizing she is not her boyfriend's primary lover, a woman teams up with his wife and plots mutual revenge.
Why I'm Watching: This is the Millenial remake of The First Wives Club!
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Locke (2013)
Out On: April 25, 2014
Why I'm Watching: The trailer is mysterious and intriguing. Plus, Tom Hardy with a Welsh accent.
Centers on a man attempting to salvage his life over the course of one car ride.
Why I'm Watching: The trailer is mysterious and intriguing. Plus, Tom Hardy with a Welsh accent.
The Love Punch (1921)
Out On: May 2014
Why I'm Watching: Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson!
A romantic caper about a divorced couple who, after their pension is stolen by an unscrupulous businessman, reunite to steal it back.
Why I'm Watching: Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson!
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Out On: May 2, 2014
Why I'm Watching: Though I thought the re-make, while entertaining, was unnecessary, my friends will probably be dragging me to the cinema for this one.
Why I'm Watching: Though I thought the re-make, while entertaining, was unnecessary, my friends will probably be dragging me to the cinema for this one.
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Godzilla (2014)
Out On: May 16, 2014
Why I'm Watching: It's a monster movie!
The film retells the origin of Godzilla in contemporary times as a "terrifying force of nature".
Why I'm Watching: It's a monster movie!
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Out On: May 23, 2014
Why I'm Watching: I really enjoyed First Class so I'm hoping for more of the same and something extra special.
The story is partially set in an alternate future where surviving mutants have been penned in concentration camps, giant robots called Sentinels patrol America, and most of the X-Men have been hunted and killed. In the present day, the X-Men were forced to stop a key event from unfolding in order to keep that future from occurring.
Why I'm Watching: I really enjoyed First Class so I'm hoping for more of the same and something extra special.
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Out On: June 6, 2014
Why I'm Watching: The trailers for this look fantastic.
Why I'm Watching: The trailers for this look fantastic.
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Maleficent (2014)
Out On: May 30, 2014
Why I'm Watching: I'm so hoping this will be magnificent.
Untold story of Disney's most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty.
Why I'm Watching: I'm so hoping this will be magnificent.
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Out On: June 27, 2014
Why I'm Watching: Yes it's a typical Michael Bay movie. But damn you Autobots, I still love you.
Why I'm Watching: Yes it's a typical Michael Bay movie. But damn you Autobots, I still love you.
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