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The Revenant (2015)
And the Oscar goes to... (spoiler alert)
Tom Hardy for the Best Supporting Actor. Loved the movie, but Leo had better works than this. Role does not demand and Leo does not show a wide range of emotions in it. He froze his ass making it and his puppy eyes right before the closing credits seemed to be looking straight at Academy decision makers, so he will probably get it. Great cinematography and directing.
There is this stupid rule that I have to have a minimum ten lines so I will just say that I love Detroit and that Pistons are doing well, and I hope that Tigers win it all this year and Lions win it all in my lifetime.
Vykrutasy (2011)
Did not expect much, but was pleasantly surprised
If you can look past the pre-World Cup campaign and Urgand/Khabensky duo that is clearly miscast and is fed by Russian movie industry as the Russian international stars, the movie is actually very nice. Kids most certainly stole the show. Their athletic ability, as well as acting, was absolutely superb. The "star" cast was sub-par, Jovovich overplays her part, Urgand is out of place. He is an extremely talented show host and comic improviser, but he is not an actor. Well, maybe not yet. Khabensky seems to be playing the same guy in every movie (aside from Admiral). His character always seems to be drunk. All in all, worth watching with the family. A solid 6 stars.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Atrocious
I am sorry, but this is simply an awful movie. The only good thing about this movie is Waltz and even he is unable to waltz this movie into at least a mediocrity. I don't understand the desire to create something that did not exist. Jewish resistance to German rule was not abundant or organized, but it was not as insufficient to force movie-makers into making these cartoons; Hollywood finds itself into a familiar territory yet again: rewriting history for future generations. Over 100 Heros of the Soviet Union (the highest medal given to soviet soldier during war, usually after death in action) were Jews. Why not make a movie about any one of them? What the hell was this? And you take THIS to Cannes?
If anyone likes World War Two movies and appreciates historic validity of cinema, do watch the 2010 Russian Movie "Brest Fortress" (Брестская крепость, both dubbed and subtitled versions exist). The main character of the movie and one of the Fortress defenders was also Jewish.