Planet of the Apes (1968)

Written by: Michael Wilson & Rod Serling (screenplay), Pierre Boulle (novel)
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Maurice Evans
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be.”

Reviewer's Rating: ***½ (Three and a half Stars)

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Written by: Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Steve Oedekerk, and Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde
Reviewer: Brett Gallman

“Is it demons?”

Reviewer's Rating: **½ (Two and a half Stars)

Paths of Glory (1957)

Written by: Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham & Jim Thompson (screenplay), Humphrey Cobb (novel)
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, and Adolphe Menjou
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“Gentlemen of the court, there are times that I'm ashamed to be a member of the human race, and this is one such occasion.”
Reviewer's Rating: * * * * (4 Stars)

The Wrestler (2008)

Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Written by: Robert D. Siegel
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marissa Tomei & Evan Rachel Wood
Reviewer: Brett H.
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“You're my little girl. And now, I'm an old broken down piece of meat... and I'm alone. And, I deserve to be all alone. I just don't want you to hate me.”
Reviewer's Rating: * * * * (4 Stars)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Written by: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (comics)
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Starring: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, and Hugo Weaving
Reviewer: Brett Gallman

“Every army begins with one man. He will be the first in a new breed of super-soldier."

Reviewer's Rating: *** (Three Stars)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Written by: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies, & Alex Cox (screenplay), Hunter S. Thompson (novel)
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look west, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark - that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.”

Reviewer's Rating: ***½ (3 and a half Stars)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two (2011)

Written by: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)
Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint
Reviewer: Brett Gallman

“The boy who lived...come to die.”

Reviewer's Rating: **** (Four Stars)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One (2010)

Written by: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)
Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“The Ministry has fallen. The Minister of Magic is dead. They are coming.”

Reviewer's Rating: ***½ (Three and a half Stars)

Horrible Bosses (2011)

Written by: Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein (screenplay), Michael Markowitz (story)
Directed by: Seth Gordon
Starring: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“You have to admit, our lives would be easier if our bosses weren’t alive…”

Reviewer's Rating: *** (Three Stars)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Written by: Ehren Kruger
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Shia LeBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, and Patrick Dempsey
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“You have made a grave mistake…”
Reviewer's Rating: * ½ (One and a Half Stars)