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Along Came a Spider

Plot Detective Doctor Alex Cross is called into a new case, after Megan, the daughter of a state senator is kidnapped by her teacher. While helping the case, Cross discovers there is more to the case than he first thought. Direction There is some fairly basic direction, with nothing really standing out. There is some…
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Flight

Plot William ‘Whip’ Whittaker is a seasoned commercial airline pilot. He is also a drug abusing alcoholic. On a routine flight, the plane malfunctions – and he manages to land it reasonably safely with only minimal fatalities. However his addictions come to light, and whether or not he was responsible – or was it an…
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Hidden Figures

Plot In 1961, three African American women Katherine Gobles (later Johnson), Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson – work at NASA and are the ‘human computers’ who help with the mathematics to get astronauts into space safely – and back to earth safely. There they must contend with the prejudices of the time – both racial…
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Beautiful Girls (1996)

Plot New York based musician Willie – returns to his native Massachusetts for his high school reunion. There he sees how life has stood still for those he left behind. Cast/Characters There is a fairly congested cast, with seven ‘primary’ cast and characters. There is the ‘lead’ Willie, played by Timothy Hutton – who becomes…
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Point Break

Plot Johnny Utah, is a former pro footballer, now an FBI agent assigned to seasoned agent Pappas. They are part of the Bank Robbery Taskforce, investigating the ‘Ex Presidents’ who have been robbing banks. Pappas believes they are surfers, and Utah goes undercover to infiltrate a small close nit group led by the spiritual Bodhie.…
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Dirty Harry

Plot Investigator Harry Callahan’s latest case involves a killer who dubs himself ‘Scorpio’ and is playing a cat and mouse game with him. As the days go by, ‘Scorpio’ becomes more dangerous, and his kills more deadly. Direction This was so well done – I was actually blown away at some of the moments. The…
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Stand by Me

Plot In 1959, four twelve-year-old friends venture out to find a missing boy – along the way they discuss the many things that they must endure in their lives; from bullies, girls, their future, and their pasts. Direction There is some very subtle direction from Rob Reiner; and while there are no ‘exceptional’ shots –…
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Superman II

Plot Clark Kent finally reveals his secret to Lois Lane, he is Superman. Meanwhile after an explosion in space, three villains from Krypton are released from a magic prison, and head to Earth and wreak havoc – right as Superman decides to give up his powers for love. Direction Here is the interesting point to…
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Kiss the Girls

Plot Alex Cross is a seasoned Detective in Washington, and a forensic psychologist. His niece Naomi, has just been kidnapped by a prolific serial killer called Casanova, who kidnaps and keeps women hostage. One of Casanova’s latest victims, Kate has escaped – and vows to help Alex bring Casanova down, and Naomi home. Direction The…
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Leon: The Professional

Plot Following the murder of her drug dealing parents, her abusive older sister and innocent four year old brother, Mathilda seeks sanctuary with her neighbour – the mysterious Leon. She learns that he himself is a hit-man, and that the man who ordered the hit is a top DEA agent Stansfield. She vows revenge for…




