WATCH NOW I did not know English very well, so I was extremely pleased to find “22 Bullets,” starring my beloved Jean Reno, the French macaron of modern cinema. What a treat it was to hear him speak in French and English with such an elegant French accent! Let alone how lovely it was to […]
WATCH NOW Not long ago, one could look at a picture like sum of all fears with the same innocence as we look back on it today, as a “thriller.” Now, however, it works not as a thriller but as a confirmer, which confirms that indeed we are headed for disaster. The picture’s premise is
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WATCH NOW I have to admit that one of the things I enjoy about films is when the climax of the film starts with the piercing screams of a child. That would get me standing up. And then I see a bloodied dead child that explains the screams. Yup. Just hooks me right in. “Forsaken”
WATCH NOW For an action film from the eighties, starring Sho Kosugi and Jean Claude Van Damme, there was a lot of hype surrounding when it came out. Seeing as the director previously worked with Chuck Norris in The Octagon one would assume it would do well. Sadly, that is not always a correct statement.
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WATCH NOW “Escape from Alcatraz” is a well-structured piece that focuses one life in prison and it undertakes the task of showing complex sequences intricately woven together into simple storytelling. The film’s artwork executes myriads of emotions through a single action: one attempting to cut a nail and giving the audience a sense of freedom
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WATCH NOW Osmosis Jones is a children’s cartoon that is a little more sinister than cartoons made for educational purposes. It gives a further look at the workings of the lower east backside, as well as the Puke Button. These locations are shown through vibrant and sloppy animation, then we cut to live footage of
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WATCH NOW My daughter and her friend watched one of the new releases in Hollywood. As they came out of the theater, Bob said, “…it made my heart hurt.” It was not meant to be a sad movie, but for some reason, it was just so devoid of any moral content that it was …
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WATCH NOW Having first watched this movie in 2013, I must admit I was blown away by it once I decided to revisit it for the first time in over a decade. What’s not to love about it? To top off the fascinating plot, it was elegantly directed by the legendary Robert Wise, and stars
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