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 This statement is guaranteed to upset quite a few John Wayne admirers, and perhaps a large number of Texans too, but The Alamo is the most cringeworthy and self-indulgent film I have had the misfortune to watch this year. The Alamo is not a bad movie by any standards. It achieves, at the
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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