Posts Tagged ‘Halle Berry’
Film Review – Crime 101
Time is one of the major factors running all throughout Crime 101 (2026). Whether it involves characters racing against time to pull off a major heist, regretting all the time that has passed them with little to show for it, or making the most of the time…
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Film Review – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
One of the great accomplishments of the John Wick franchise is the world building. We have a time and place that looks similar to the one that we live in, but underneath the surface is a living, breathing world of assassins. It’s a place where…
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Film Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The idea behind the Kingsman franchise, partly, was to lampoon the spy thrillers of yesteryear, most notably the Bond films. We see a lot of the same kind of tropes: the stylish suits, the fancy gadgets, the quirky bad guys, etc. This also includes the…
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Film Review – Kidnap
Kidnap (2017) aspires to be a B-movie thriller. All the elements are there: a threadbare plot, a charismatic lead, non stop energy, and a runtime that skips right past you if you’re not paying attention. In a way, I kind of admire it for simply…
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Elysium – Video Podcast #273
In honor of its release, Spencer and Greg take a look at Elysium, its director Neill Blomkamp and star Matt Damon.
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Episode 254 – DVD Rundown 5-14-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for May 14th, 2013. In this episode they discuss Cloud Atlas, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Beware of Mr. Baker and Dexter.
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Film Review – The Call
You’re forgiven if you’ve seen a trailer or plot synopsis for Brad Anderson’s The Call and chalked it up to silly, sub-par thriller fare. These types of films are all too tragically common in the post-Oscar, pre-summer cinematic landscape. You know the ones. Movies in…
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Film Review – Cloud Atlas
Epic in both subject matter and length, Cloud Atlas is a film juggling multiple stories at different points in time. Co-directors Tom Tykwer and the Wachowski siblings have crafted a multi-faceted science fiction epic. Featuring a cast of well-known actors playing multiple roles in six…
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