Posts Tagged ‘action’
Re-enchantment with the World of Hellboy
November 16th, 2008
review of HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY by Diana Taibi starring Ron Perlman and Selma Blair directed by Guillermo del Toro Rated PG-13 “The movie’s in theme is… in favor of saying, the most mundane things, the most mundane concerns, are destroying beauty, and they’re destroying spirituality, and they’re destroying ideas, and they’re destroying magic… [...]
Read More...The Payne is in the Watching
October 26th, 2008
review of MAX PAYNE by Elliot Strong starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis directed by John Moore Rated PG-13 for violence, language, disturbing images First off, let me get one item of business out of the way: I have never played the titular Max Payne video game. While the advertisements made it look cool (albeit highly [...]
Read More...WANTED parties like it’s 1999… again.
July 3rd, 2008
WANTED review by James Harleman starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Rated R It’s been the eternal question on no one’s lips: what would happen if The Matrix and Fight Club had a baby? At least now, we know it would be Wanted… a high octane, man-up, power to [...]
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