Léon: The Professional

Poor Man’s Taxi Driver. All of the ick, but it’s missing a ‘You talkin’ to me’ moment. ★★★★☆ Equal parts Lolita and Quentin Tarantino, Léon is a movie that keeps you feeling uncomfortable. The quick pitch is a hitman (Jean Reno) teams up with a preteen girl (Natalie Portman) who’s looking to learn his craft. […]

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About A Boy

Rich man’s Big Daddy, replacing Adam Sandler’s raunchy humor with some more refined dialogue and plot ★★★☆☆ About A Boy is a 2002 film directed by Chris and Paul Weitz. Hugh Grant stars as a Will, an independently wealthy slacker with no job and no cares. He prides himself on having no ties to the […]

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Two Guys Who Know Nothing

Welcome to Cinemateur! A movie review site brought to you by the likes of two know-nothings (or in reality, know-littles). Josh is a computer programmer who likes indie and foreign films because he thinks it makes him sound smarter at bars. David is a chemical engineer with a taste for the classics, because famous people […]

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