The Machinist, directed by Brad Anderson, is an atmospheric and unsettling psychological thriller that ponders the consequences of living in a nightmare you cannot wake up from. It features an extremely emaciated Christian Bale who lost 63 lbs — down to 120 lbs– for the role.
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1001 Movie: Top Gun (1986)
Tom Cruise plays gung-ho Navy fighter pilot “Maverick” who, along with his NFO “Goose” (Anthony Edwards) are chosen to undergo training at the Navy’s Top Gun program. There, the two encounter machismo-driven rivalry with fellow pilots such as Iceman (Val Kilmer). Maverick also becomes attracted with one of the civilian instructor (Kelly McGillis) and struggles to separate himself from his father’s legacy.
Movie Review: Terminator Salvation (2009)
The premise of Terminator Salvation would make any sci-fi fan drool like a starving dog smelling bacon. Of all the memorable sequence in the Terminator Trilogy, I have to say that the Terminator 2 intro scene which took place in the future, where we see humans battling robots in 2029, was the one that captured my imagination the most. Hence, I was quite disappointed when critics nearly uniformly called Terminator Salvation a major disappointment last spring.
