Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ★★★½

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
IMDb Rating | 8.1
Humpo Show Rating | 7.0
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, 
Director: Quentin Tarantino 
Plot Summary: A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. (IMDb)

Quentin Tarantino cleverly blends fact and fiction into his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing for TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his long-time stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt).

The Revenant Review

The Revenant

4.25 / 5

Intensely brilliant.

The frontrunner to win numerous awards at The Oscars (nominated for 12) in a few weeks time, The Revenant is an intensely brilliant film that will grip viewers in the opening sequence, and never let go. A thoroughly thrilling story of revenge and a father’s pursuit of delivering justice to the man responsible for taking the one thing that matters most to him. DiCaprio and Hardy are brilliant in their respective roles of this semi-autobiographical film, which will leave your jaw on the floor.  

  

Leonardo DiCaprio Tribute

Leonardo DiCaprio Tribute

Today is Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday, the brilliant actor turns 41. Perhaps one of, if not, the most popular actor in the twenty-first-century due to his exceptional performances and commercially successful films, as well as the continued absence of an Academy Award on his shelf.

Which Film Are You Waiting For?

Which film are you waiting for?

The last 5 months or so of 2015 seems to have an abundance of quality films coming out and I was wondering which film everybody is looking forward to the most. Bond? Star Wars? Mockingjay? Something else?

Scorch Trials, The Martian, Bridge of Spies, Spectre, Mockingjay Part 2, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Snowden and The Revenant are the films I have chosen that will be the most popular and talked about over the next few months and afterwards.

Some More “Short” Film Ratings

Another edition of More Short Film Ratings including Basic Instinct, The Departed, 500 Days of Summer, 10 Things I Hate About You and The Impossible. Though perhaps this edition should be called Longish Film Ratings as I have gone into a bit more detail this week, especially The Impossible, due to the high standard of films I have watched recently.

More Short Film Ratings

More Short Film Ratings Review

The Wolf of Wall Street 4.5 / 5

Absolutely awesome! The film raced by at an electrifying speed which reflected the style in which Jordan Belfort lived his life. Drugs, sex and money were the central themes of Belfort’s life, and his exciting and crazy shenanigans during his time on Wall Street are unbelievable.

The film glamourises Belfort’s money-laundering and securities fraud that ensured his lifestyle of wild parties, limitless supplies of drugs, dwarf-tossing competitions, and stripper stampedes. And despite the fact that the victims and justice are not given much coverage, no-one would seem to care though, as DiCaprio plays the ‘bad guy’ exceptionally well, with his schemes and scams celebrated in his offices at Stratton Oakmont and in the cinema.

After watching this film you would have wished you could have experienced this sort of lifestyle even if it were just one day!