8.5
MILIUS Review
Release Date: January 11, 2014 – Epix 8pm est/pst
Director: Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 8.5/10
1970s Hollywood was a prolific period for the industry. It
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
8.5
Ernie’s Top 10 Films of 2013
As with any year I’ve selected my top ten from films that I’ve seen within the 2013 calendar year. I know there were a number of films that I’ve missed that I’m sure could have cracked my top ten but that
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4
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES Review
Release Date: January 3, 2014
Director: Christopher Landon
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 4/10
Spin offs. 9 times out of 10 they are likely not going to work. Taking a thread or character that
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
5
LONE SURVIVOR Review
Release Date: December 25, 2013 (Limited); January 10, 2014 (Wide)
Director: Peter Berg
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 5/10
When your film is titled “Lone Survivor” the viewing audience already knows how the film
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8
HER Review
Release Date: December 18, 2013 (Limited); January 10, 2014 (Wide)
Director: Spike Jonze
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
We live in a world where the majority of us are in some way
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8
NEBRASKA Review
Release Date: November 15, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Alexander Payne
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
At first glance it would look like Alexander Payne’s films are often about depressing subject matter. Abortion, popularity,
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
3.5
HOURS Review
Release Date: December 13, 2013 (Limited)
Currently available on VOD platforms
Director: Eric Heisserer
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 3.5/10
As Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in the city of New Orleans, Nolan
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8
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Review
Release Date: December 6, 2013 (Limited)
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
Regardless of what decade it is there is one constant in the
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
6.5
AFI Fest 2013: MANAKAMANA Review
DIRECTED by: Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
The Manakamana temple is situated in the mountains of Nepal. It is believed that Goddess Bhagwati grants the wishes of all those
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
7.5
OLDBOY Review
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Director: Spike Lee
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10
Remakes, reboots, a reimagining. No matter how you spin it whenever a remake is brought up a collective groan
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8
AFI Fest 2013: THE SELFISH GIANT Review
DIRECTED by: Clio Barnard Film Pulse Score: 8/10
Life is tough when you’re living in the impoverished part of town. What are your prospects? Looking around what does life really have to offer? If
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
6.5
AFI Fest 2013: MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Review
Release Date: November 29, 2013 (Limited)
Director: Justin Chadwick
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
What drives a man to fight for what he believes in? Just how much is he willing to
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8
AFI Fest 2013: THE WIND RISES Review
Release Date: February 21, 2014 (Limited); February 28, 2014 (Wide)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
For nearly thirty years director Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli have given audiences some
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3.5
AFI Fest 2013: THE GREEN INFERNO Review
DIRECTED by: Eli Roth Film Pulse Score: 3.5/10
With Cabin Fever and Hostel, writer-director Eli Roth made an auspicious debut and left an indelible mark on the horror genre. His films had
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
9
AFI Fest 2013: THE LAST EMPEROR 3D Review
Release Date: TBD
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 9/10
Why 3D? Predator, another film released in 1987, would be a more understandable candidate for a 3D conversion. Thanks to the
Posted by: Ernie Trinidad
8
AFI Fest 2013: CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO Review
Release Date: TBD
Directors: Robert Berger, Patrick Daniels, Karlyn Michelson
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
When one sees a movie version of a successful
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