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Darkest Hour (2017)

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Photo from: http://www.shaw.sg/Images/Film/DD547/m-darkesthour-v2.jpg Rating: PG-13  Length: 2 h 5 min                With the multitude of War films surrounding World War II, the “Darkest Hour” has reached the high point of the top 10 best films ever made. With director Joe Wright behind the makings everyone was ready for another great film that brings out the emotions of the war. The film also came with some of the most superb acting from Gary Oldman who brought Winston Churchill back to life through the screen. The “Darkest Hour” was a gripe taking, emotional film that had you on the edge of your seat.                 Director Joe Wright had setup of high ranking films in his back pocket before he started the “Darkest Hour”. With past works of “Pride & Prejudice” (2005) and “Atonement” (2007), Wright deserv...
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The Greatest Showman (2017)

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Photo from https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NyVYXRD1Ans/maxresdefault.jpg Rating: PG Length: 1 h 45 min “The Greatest Showman”, directed by Michael Gracey, took on the story of circus master P. T. Barnum. The film used top actors Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, and Zendaya. The star of the film being Hugh Jackman, who played P. T. Barnum himself, stole the stage with his singing and dance performance he brought with him from his past theater experience. “The Greatest Showman” included musical composers Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, owners of Oscar and Tony trophies from their work on “La La Land”. With the number of amazing people incorporated into this film production, “The Greatest Showman” was a hit before even hitting the box office. Based on Michael Gracey’s past directed work of “Naruto” and “Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten” (IMBd) little was known of how he would do directing such a large project. With an estimated $84 million doll...
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