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A well-acted, intensely shot, action filled war epic, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker is thus far the best of the recent dramatizations of the Iraq War. Read Critics Reviews
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The Hurt Locker, despite claims about its "apolitical" or...
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The Hurt Locker, despite claims about its "apolitical" or "non-partisan" character, proves in its own unsavory fashion to be a pro-war and pro-imperialist film. Full Review | Feb 13, 2021
Jul 15, 2009 · The movie came out of nowhere to earn much kudos and critical acclaim with both viewers and movie critics alike - it won the Signis Grand Prize at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and currently has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Jul 8, 2009 · “The Hurt Locker” is a spellbinding war film by Kathryn Bigelow, a master of stories about men and women who choose to be in physical danger. She cares first about the people, then about the danger.
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Wes Anderson's 2014 colorful comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel features arguably the best performance in Fiennes' long and esteemed career. The actor stars as M. Gustave, an accomplished concierge at the eponymous hotel, who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a wealthy heiress. The Grand Budapest Hotel features a massive cast of well-known pe...
Arguably the best film in the Daniel Craig Bond era, Skyfall is among the best action thrillers of the 2010s. The film sees Bond taking on Raoul Silva, a vengeful former MI6 agent with a personal grudge against M. Javier Bardem is a perfect foil for Craig, while Judi Denchdelivers her best performance as M. Fiennes plays Gareth Mallory, chairman of...
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A well-meaning and highly-entertaining parody of the classic Hammer Horror films of the 60s, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbitis perhaps Dreamworks' most underrated film. The film centers on the titular characters as they face a horde of rabbits plaguing their town before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition. Fiennes voices Lord Vict...
Robert Redford's Quiz Show stars John Turturro, Rob Morrow, and Fiennes. The film explored the Twenty Onequiz show scandal, in which contestant Herbie Stempel accused the show of being rigged, leading to an investigation by Congressional investigator Dick Goodwin. Fiennes plays the wealthy and haughty Charles Van Doren, who becomes Goodwin's main s...
Fiennes made a career out of playing villains, but Lord Voldemort might be his most famous baddie. The revered actor played the Dark Lord in four Harry Potter films, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2being the highest-rated. The film features Harry's final stand against Voldemort. Deathly Hallows - Part 2is the culmination of a deca...
Kathryn Bigelow's 2009 war thriller The Hurt Lockeris a modern classic. The story follows an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in the Iraq War who become targets of insurgents shortly after a new Sargeant takes the operation's reigns. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jeremy Renner, including Anthony Mackie and Guy Pearce. Fiennes plays a suppo...
Laika's Kubo and the Two Strings is one of the most stunning and underrated animated films in recent memory. Directed by Travis Knightin his feature directorial debut, the film revolves around Kubo, a young boy on a quest to defeat his mother's twin sisters and evil grandfather, who stole his eye as a child. The film features an all-star voice cast...
Steven Spielberg's epic masterpiece Schindler's List is among the most influential and acclaimed movies of the 20th century. The film tells the real-life story of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved thousands of Polish-Jewish refugees during World War II. Liam Neeson plays Schindler alongside Ben Kingsleyas the Jewish accountant Itzha...
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Dec 13, 2009 · Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” gets off to a strong start this awards season, picking up a couple awards. Find out who else won when the Los Angeles Film Critics Association named their...
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Jan 13, 2010 · The magnificently ironic thing about Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker — an over-the-shoulder look at a month in the life and work of a bomb disposal expert in Baghdad in the summer of 2004 — is that it doesn’t give us a rush.
