Straw Dogs (2011)

Written by: Rod Lurie (screenplay), David Zelag Goodman & Sam Peckinpah (story), and Gordon Williams (original novel)
Directed by: Rod Lurie
Starring: James Mardsen, Kate Bosworth, and Alexander Skarsgard
Reviewer: Brett Gallman

“I will not allow violence against this house.”

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

Warrior (2011)

Written by: Gavin O’Connor, Anthony Tambakis, and Cliff Dorman
Directed by: Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte
Reviewer: Brett Gallman

“This is impossible--the two men fighting for the championship tonight are brothers!”

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

Cobra Verde (1987)

Written by: Werner Herzog (screenplay), Bruce Chatwin (book)
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Starring: Klaus Kinski, King Ampaw, and Jose Lewgoy
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“Aren’t you afraid of dying?”
“I haven’t tried it yet.”

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

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Written by: John Milius & Oliver Stone (screenplay), Robert E. Howard (stories)
Directed by: John Milius
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, and Sadahl Bergman
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many.”

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

Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

Written by: John Davies, Jason Eisener, and Rob Cotterill
Directed by: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth, and Brian Downey
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“When life gives you razor blades... you make a baseball bat, covered in razor blades.”

Reviewer's Rating: *** (3 Stars)

30 Minutes or Less (2011)

Written by: Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, and Nick Swardson
Reviewer: Brett Gallman

“Sometimes fate pulls out its big ol' cock and slaps you right in face.”

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

Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

Written by: Kuang Ni
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Starring: Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li, and Lieh Lo
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“Of all the students of Chi Sen, I knew you’d be the only one to look for me. You have guts.”

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

The Help (2011)

Written by: Tate Taylor (screenplay), Kathryn Stockett (novel)
Directed by: Tate Taylor
Starring: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer
Reviewer: Brett Gallman

“These women raise white children--we love them, and they love us--but they can't even use the toilets in our houses.”

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

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976)

Written by: Fernando Di Leo, Alberto Marras, Vincenzo Salviani
Directed by: Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“You're bad in my books. I'm not saying you're incompetent, but every time you're out on a job, you leave two or three bodies behind in bits and pieces.”

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

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Written by: Paul Dehn (screenplay), Pierre Boulle (characters)
Directed by: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, and Ricardo Montalban
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“Ape Management... is in the hands of the apes.”

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

Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Written by: Paul Dehn (screenplay), Pierre Boulle (characters)
Directed by: Don Taylor
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Bradford Dillman
Reviewer: Brett Gallman
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“That's what I'm worried about--'later.' Later we'll do something about pollution. Later we'll do something about the population explosion. Later we'll do something about the nuclear war. We think we've got all the time in the world, but how much time has the world got? Somebody has to begin to care.”

Reviewer's Rating: *** (Three 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)

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)