Movie Review-Hunger

Rating-R
Director-Steve McQueen
Actors-Stuart Graham, Michael Fassbender
Genre-Biography/Drama
Year-2008

“Hunger” is a great movie with an amazing performance by Michael Fassbender. It is about Bobby Sands, an I.R.A. leader who went on a hunger strike in 1981 while in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. “Hunger” isn’t a straightforward biographical movie. It starts off by introducing one of the prison guards, Raymond (Stuart Graham), and showing his interactions with other guards, as well as the often brutal treatment of the prisoners. It also focuses on a few earlier protests that were started by Bobby (Michael Fassbender) before detailing the hunger strike. The movie takes its time with the story, and instead focuses more on the day-to-day lives of the guards and the prisoners. This is probably the first movie set in a prison I’ve seen that felt the most realistic. This movie can be hard to watch at times, but it is definitely worth checking out. “Hunger” is available to watch on Netflix, and I really recommend it.

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June Movies

1st-Time Watches

Notes On A Scandal

Year: 2006

Rating: R

Genre: Drama/Thriller

Director: Richard Eyre

Actors: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy

My Rating: 3/5

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

Year: 2011

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Drama/Action

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Actors: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto

My Rating: 2.5/5

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day

Year: 2008

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy/Romance

Director: Bharat Nalluri

Actors: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Ciaran Hinds

My Rating: 3.5/5

Hunger

Year: 2008

Rating: R

Genre: Biography/Drama

Director: Steve McQueen

Actors: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Liam Cunningham

My Rating: 5/5

Lilies Of The Field

Year: 1963

Rating: PG

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Ralph Nelson

Actors: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala

My Rating: 3/5

Albert Nobbs

Year: 2011

Rating: R

Genre: Drama

Director: Rodrigo Garcia

Actors: Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson

My Rating: 2.5/5

A Room With A View

Year: 1985

Rating: PG

Genre: Drama/Romance

Director: James Ivory

Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis

My Rating: 3/5

Rock Of Ages

Year: 2012

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Musical/Comedy

Director: Adam Shankman

Actors: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Tom Cruise

My Rating: 3/5

Hot Fuzz

Year: 2007

Rating: R

Genre: Comedy/Action

Director: Edgar Wright

Actors: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent

My Rating: 4/5

The Artist

Year: 2011

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama

Director: Michel Hazanavicius

Actors: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo

My Rating: 3.5/5

Australia

Year: 2008

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Drama/Romance/Adventure

Director: Baz Luhrman

Actors: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Brandon

My Rating: 3/5

Rewatches

The Royal Tenenbaums

Year: 2001

Rating: R

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Wes Anderson

Actors: Gene Hackman, Angelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson

My Rating: 4/5

The Help

Year: 2011

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Drama

Director: Tate Taylor

Actors: Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard

My Rating: 3.5/5

Hugo

Year: 2011

Rating: PG

Genre: Drama/Adventure

Director: Martin Scorsese

Actors: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sascha Baron Cohen

My Rating: 3.5/5

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Year: 2008

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama

Director: Woody Allen

Actors: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz

My Rating: 3.5/5

The Princess Bride
Year: 1987
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: Robin Wright, Carey Elwes, Wallace Shawn, Andre The Giant, Chris Sarandon
My Rating: 3.5/5



Sweeney Todd
Year: 2007
Rating: R
Genre: Drama/Horror/Musical
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
My Rating: 4/5



The Muppets

Year: 2011
Rating: PG
Genre: Family/Comedy/Musical
Director: James Bobin
Actors: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Peter Linz (voice), Steve Whitmire (voice), Eric Jacobson (voice)
My Rating: 3.5/5



The Commitments
Year: 1991
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Music
Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Robert Arkins, Glen Hansard, Bronagh Gallagher, Angline Ball, Johnny Murphy
My Rating: 3.5/5



Reversal Of Fortune
Year: 1990
Rating: R
Genre: Drama/Mystery
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Actors: Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver
My Rating: 3.5/5



How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
Year: 2008
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert B. Weide
Actors: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Megan Fox
My Rating: 3.5/5

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Year: 2011
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama
Directors: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
Actors: Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
My Rating: 3.5/5



Hedwig & The Angry Inch
Year: 2001
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Musical
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Actors: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Andrea Martin, Michael Pitt
My Rating: 3.5/5



Rent
Year: 2005
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Chris Columbus
Actors: Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Tracie Thoms
My Rating: 4/5



Bullets Over Broadway
Year: 1994
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Crime
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Tracey Ullman
My Rating: 3.5/5



When Harry Met Sally

Year: 1989
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Bruno Kirby, Carrie Fischer
My Rating: 4.5/5