Adam's Favourites
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Swiss Army Man (2016)
7/10
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares to en... Read more
Take Shelter (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Kathy Baker, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Jessica Chastain, Katy Mixon
In this unnerving drama, Michael Shannon ("Bug") plays a husband and father who harbours the growing certainty that an apocalyptic event will soon tak... Read more
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
7.1/10
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Robert Patrick, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Schwarzenegger the cyborg is "baaack" in a big way, this time defending Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and her young son from a killing machine from th... Read more
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Andrew Dominik
Starring: Casey Affleck, Zooey Deschanel, Mary-Louise Parker, Brad Pitt, Sam Rockwell, Sam...
A realistic view of the overly romanticised Jesse James, casting Brad Pitt as the psychopathic outlaw and Casey Affleck as the infatuated and volatile... Read more
The Avengers (2012)
8.1/10
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Stellan Sk...
The Marvel Comics superhero team comes together in this ambitious blockbuster from writer/director Joss Whedon. When an unexpected enemy emerges that... Read more
The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
8.1/10
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Don Cheadle, James Spader, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel L Jackson, Sca...
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incr... Read more
The Big Short (2015)
7.8/10
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell
Adam McKay co-writes and directs this financial drama starring Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling. The film follows eccentric fi... Read more
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
6.4/10
Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez
Starring: Heather Donahue, Michael C Williams, Joshua Leonard
On October 21, 1994, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams hiked into Maryland's Black Hills Forest to shoot a documentary film on the... Read more
The Conjuring (2013)
7.5/10
Director: James Wan
Starring: Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga
Based on the 1970s true life story, "The Conjuring" tells the tale of how world renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called u... Read more
The Dark Knight (2008)
9/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, G...
Christian Bale is back in black, but arguably Christopher Nolan's sequel to 'Batman Begins' is stolen by the villain - Heath Ledger in his final (comp... Read more