Category: thriller
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Paranoia debuted on Blu-ray and DVD this week, as well as a variety of other formats. While not the sharpest thriller tool in the cinematic toolshed, the rivalry between characters Goddard and Wyatt – played…
It seems the new film by Alfonso Cuaron orbited into Australia’s view before I could feel the GRAVITY of the hit film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Guest reviewer Ben McEachen gets the first…
“First rule of magic: always be the smartest person in the room.” On my recent Australian whirlwind tour, I shared a pint with Ben McEachen, who has written for Empire magazine and works at a…
Spider-man 3 lacked a quality screenplay because they dropped some of the screenwriters and the director largely wrote the screenplay himself. While Sam Raimi is a tremendous director, he was found lacking when it came…
“All I have are the choices I make.” – David Norris, The Adjustment Bureau Really? Is this quote a truism about humanity, or a truth we really want to live with? I left this film with an…
When my friend and Redemption Group Pastor tweeted that this film was “EPIC,” his high-praise proclamation was even more intriguing to me than Martin Scorsese‘s trailer. Though I’m still not a DiCaprio fan, Shutter Island…
Hello. My name is James Harleman, and I’m a Cage-aholic. I thought I’d given up on the Nicolas for good, but last week I fell off the wagon and watched his latest film, KNOWING. A…
“Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers failed, what does that tell you about God?” – Tyler Durden, Fight Club (For the introduction to our series on Taken, click here) More than…
“A wise son (or daughter) heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to him.” – Proverbs (For the introduction to our series on Taken, click here) Kim knows what she’s doing; she…
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and the parents are the pride of their children.” – Proverbs (For the introduction to our series on Taken, click here) Pierre Morel’s Taken focuses on a…
review by James Harleman Have we fallen in love with Paris, or have we decided to destroy it? As my wife and I were planning a romantic Valentine’s getaway in January this year the trailer…
The COEN BROTHERS adapted Cormac McCarthy’s novel into this film of the same name, After writing No Country in 2005, the 75 year old McCarthy has won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Road”…