LA Screenings – Pilot Reviews (Part 1)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Director: Marc Forster Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric. Rating: 3/5 ‘Quantum of Solace’ is a direct sequel to ‘Casino Royale’, so watching that first is a must. It also brings a much needed reality check to the series, making the films run into each other instead of our previously stereotypical super-spy saving the [...]

The Karate Kid (2010)

Director: Harald Zwart Cast: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith and Taraji P. Henson Rating: 3 out of 5 A remake of the 1984 classic of the same name, ‘The Karate Kid’ is faithful to the original film in terms of aesthetics. This film plays by the same basic rules as the 1984 original.  Despite a strikingly [...]

Red Cliff (2009)

Director: John Woo Cast: Fengyi Zhang, Wang Ning, Yong You, Chang Chen, Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro Action maestro John Woo returns with Red Cliff, a spectacular recreation of the legendary Battle of Red Cliff. This is the most expensive Chinese language film ever made and packs some outstanding action sequences, which will be etched [...]

The Dark Knight (2008)

Director: Christopher Nolan In 2005, Christopher Nolan relaunched Warner Brothers’ dormant Batman franchise with “Batman Begins”, an exceptionally well-made film that took a realistic, detailed approach to the origins of DC’s biggest hero (arguably the most popular hero in the world). Now, three years later, Nolan and his star Christian Bale return to the property, [...]