July 15, 2014 by Nostra - 12 Comments

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Review Edge of Tomorrow

Does such a thing as talent exit? Was your favourite artist of director really born that way? Or was it something else? Is it possible that they have become as good as they have simply because they put in enough time to learn their trade? As someone who likes learning new things I really don’t believe in talent. It is all about gaining experience, making new techniques your own and repeating something a lot. If you put in enough time you will become good at it. Of course the speed you learn that skill might differ from person to person. Edge of Tomorrow proves that with enough time you will be able to amaze everyone, but in this case that might take you a couple of lives. Continue reading →

March 16, 2012 by Nostra - 18 Comments

The Many Faces of… Tom Cruise

This week I take a look at the many roles of Tom Cruise. Whatever your opinion about him off the screen, you can’t deny he has been a very succesful actor, starring in many blockbusters. He was born in 1962 in Syracuse, New York and his family moved to Canada for a while where he attended public school. Attending Henry Munro Middle School he was introduced to drama and starred in plays. He briefly was planning to become a priest, but ended up acting again. In 1981 he appeared in his first movie, Taps, and was the leading man in Risky Business in 1983. It was his breakthrough and since then he has quickly climbed the ladder of success, making him one of the best paid actors in the business. He’s also known for doing his own stunts, with the last Mission Impossible movie being an example. Continue reading →

January 24, 2012 by Nostra - 32 Comments

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)

Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol review

Impossible is nothing to Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) as he’s able to accept missions where reaching results seem to be unachievable but he manages to succeed every time. The previous three spy movies in the series have had a lot of memorable action scenes. Does this fourth installment entertain as much? Continue reading →

August 30, 2010 by Nostra - 3 Comments

Salt (2010)

During the cold war (but also after it ended) Russians were usually the bad guys in movies.
When the threat of Russia had disappeared Hollywood started looking for a new enemy and ended up with terrorist, who usually came out of the middle east.
Salt succeeds to bring the Russian threat back in its setup. The timing of the movie in July seemed perfect with the news of the discovery and capture of a couple of russian spies who already lived in America for several years. This is also the idea behind Salt. The execution of the idea really manages to bring back the cold war feeling that existed in the eighties. Continue reading →