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… It’s a film about how [...]

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

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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 derivative) in a [...]

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 the people bootstrap bonanza that [...]