Review: Black Swan

Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman as ballets

With a combination of Natalie Portman’s best performance to date and a captivating storyline, Black Swan is a great thriller that will get under your skin. In a good way. [youtube]5jaI1XOB-bs[/youtube] Director Darren Aronofsky follows up The Wrestler with a ballet horror movie. Can’t say the man likes to play it safe. Intense, emotional, sad. [...]

Review: The King’s Speech

British King Learns to speak

The King’s Speech is a well-written, heartfelt and down to Earth drama about the Royal family…extra stress on the word “family.” [youtube]-aS4hoOSlzo[/youtube] Tom Hooper, who hasn’t really done any directing of note before this, steps up his game to deliver an engaging snapshot of royal life and the human personalities behind it. This movie should [...]

Review: The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg as boxer Micky Ward

A fairly traditional boxing story with few surprises but the great acting and strong characters really connects with the audience. Based on the true story of “Irish” Micky Ward, focusing on his fight against his family’s downward spiral and his rise to take part in some of the most entertaining, Cinderella fights in boxing history. (check [...]

Review: TRON Legacy

video game movie

Twenty-eight years later, a new Good Film Hunting review…or it feels like it. Sorry, I’ve been spending more time with my other mistress (The Upsell blog) and have been neglecting my duties here. Nothing like nostalgia to bring you back.  TRON is a beautiful girl with not much to say or to add, you like [...]