Posts Tagged ‘Jason Bourne’
Film Review – Jason Bourne
The last time we saw the amnesiac super agent Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) was in director Paul Greengrass’ The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Many believed that would be the last installment of the character we would see. Well, nine years and a forgettable spin off (The…
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Interview – Douglas Henshall – Shetland
I recently spoke with Douglas Henshall who plays DI Jimmy Perez on the series Shetland. Shetland is a series based on the novels by Ann Cleeves. It is a crime drama set in the secluded island of Shetland, Scotland. The series follows Perez as he…
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Film Analysis – Spectre of a Legacy
[SPOILERS, of course] Spectre opens with an epigram that “the dead are with us.” Few things ought to be more terrifying to James Bond. His license to kill has racked up a quite a body count (362, by at least two counts) about which 007…
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Film Review – Alex Cross
Renowned playwright Tyler Perry has certainly carved out a Hollywood niche for himself these past few years. Between his incredibly successful turn in the Madea films (all of which he wrote and directed himself) and his myriad other movie and TV projects, he’s proven himself…
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Film Review – The Bourne Legacy
I was skeptical about the idea of a Jason Bourne franchise film without Jason Bourne. Franchises have changed the lead character before, usually with subpar results (Teen Wolf Too, The Next Karate Kid, Evan Almighty). My skepticism wasn’t necessarily any reflection on Jeremy Renner as…
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SIFF Film Review – The Fourth State
Picking out which movies you are going to watch can be a bit of an adventure. It is easy to sift through the summer blockbusters that have million dollar advertising campaigns, but picking out independent films can be a bit of an art. Usually they…
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Is the movie poster dead?
Recently, when I was walking down the street, a bus passed me. It was plastered with advertisements for the Martin Lawrence integrity-stripping franchise entry Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son. The poster looked terrible, and I’m sure that’s a pretty accurate description of the film,…
READ MOREEpisode 12 – Spy Vs. Spy
Spencer is joined by Kevin, host of the Backroom Comics Podcast. They open the show by comparing Jason Bourne and James Bond, next they move on to a look back on the career of Tim Burton, and they conclude the episode with an analysis of…
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