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  • The Lincoln Lawyer 2011

    ★★★½ Watched 31 May, 2012

    McConaughey back in the game after trapped in a bunch of romcoms and action comedies. It was well written, has a solid cast, and well directed. Although offered nothing twisty, some turns were enough to solidified The Lincoln Lawyer. By the end, it was a well told and intriguing court room drama.

  • Senna 2011

    ★★★★★ Watched 27 May, 2012

    A summary of Ayrton Senna's career by Asif Kapadia, embodied in this slick extraordinary documentary. Rich footage and comments from Senna's inner circle has made this movie filled by info and materials about Senna, yet still able to maintained to be objective. All are strengthened by Kapadia's expertise and his two editors Chris King and Gregers Sall in reconstructing Senna's life using the footage into one solid story telling. And there's no other words could describe Antonio Pinto's music score:…

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  • The Shawshank Redemption 1994

    ★★★★★ Watched 27 Dec, 2008

    Hope will set you free, indeed.

  • Haywire 2012

    ★★ Watched 01 May, 2012

    It has unique tone and style. Although, at some part, I felt like watching a well-polished B-Movie due to the lack of depth in the plot. The main concern about this movie is Gina Carano herself. Yes, she's good at kicking ass, but she needs to fix the way she act and add more depth into it. Plus, a lil' charisma won't do no harm. A brave experiment from Soderbergh by putting her in the lead, and it's not paid well. Although now, I'm curious with The Girlfriend Experience.