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UK Release Date:  27 September 2013 Certification:  15 Director:  Denis Villeneuve Cast:  Maria Bello, Paul Dano, David Dastmalchian, Viola Davis, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo  Rating: 98 % My brilliant introduction to Denis Villeneuve.  Review: In my opinion, the main takeaway after watching Prisoners is that Denis  Villeneuve is an utterly brilliant and insanely talented director. Not only is his filmography utterly impressive from top to bottom with  Arrival ,  Blade Runner 2049  and the unreleased but eagerly anticipated Dune standing out. But also the deliberate choice of shots and filming techniques increases the tension and suspense - credit to cinematographer, Roger Deakins, for being able to depict Denis Villeneuve's vision.  And although this was my first time seeing one of his movie's, I can't wait to watch what else he has to offer.  Every time I see Jake...

UK Release Date: 10 April 2013 Certification: 12A Director: Joseph Kosinki Cast: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Melissa Leo, Andrea Risborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Rating: 46% The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one. Review: Oblivion is probably the most confusing movie I have watched to date. If someone asked me too describe the plot I could probably only describe the first 30 minutes of the movie pretty well. My attention was stretched whilst watching Oblivion as I was just trying to figure out what was going on. I wasn't alone - m y mum nicknamed this movie 'Confusion.' I e ventually did realise what was happening, but not until after the movie ended. This isn't a criticism of Oblivion because if a movie gets y ou thinking it means you must have been slightly interested in it.  To some degree, the performances of Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman save Oblivion .  Both are interesting in their rol...