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SHANGHAI KNIGHTS

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

It is always with a mixture of trepidation and resignation that yours truly approaches the cinematic sequel.  Sure, there was GODFATHER II and THE WRATH OF KHAN, but for the ones that hit, there are a gazillion that miss so big that one’s faith in the filmmaking community is sorely tested.  I’m pleased to say… Read More »

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GODS AND GENERALS

October 21, 2014 By 1 Comment

The problem with having read the book on which a film is based is that no matter how hard you try, it’s hard to divorce that book from its adaptation playing out before you on the big screen. So it is with GODS AND GENERALS, the prequel to GETTYSBURG, and based on the novel by… Read More »

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DAREDEVIL

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Maybe it’s time to say something out loud that many of us have been thinking about Ben Affleck’s career at least since PEARL HARBOR. The only thing that could possibly explain why it refuses to die the death it so richly deserves is that Mr. Affleck must have at some point made a pact with… Read More »

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THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE is a great idea for a movie. Unfortunately, its fine direction by Alan Parker and excellent acting from a cast headed by Kevin Spacey is undercut by a script that would, charitably, receive a C+ in Screenwriting 101 for Charles Randolph. How it made it to the big screen in… Read More »

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CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

The problem with CRADLE 2 GRAVE, aside from the cutesy “2” in the title is very simple. Not enough Jet Li. There’s also not enough Mark Dacascos, but that’s another issue and I will get to it. As for why Li isn’t on screen every possible moment, I think I have the answer. Someone got… Read More »

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THE CORE

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Somewhere in THE CORE there is a neat-o flick trying to get out. Unfortunately, it’s stymied by cliché characters and a series of hackneyed action-adventure plot points that all but kill any joy we might have found in the otherwise fun concept and occasional burst of crisp dialogue. The premise is that the Earth’s outer core,… Read More »

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TEARS OF THE SUN

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

TEARS OF THE SUN is a turgid exposition on the evils of ethnic cleansing, guerilla warfare, and casting Bruce Willis in an action flick. It is overwrought, underwritten and with glacial pace that makes for a piquant juxtaposition to its tropical Nigerian location. Once again Willis impresses mightily with his ability to be in virtually… Read More »

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SPIDER

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

SPIDER

David Cronenberg’s particular genius is getting inside our deepest, most primal fears, the ones that exist in the id and are impervious to any assuaging from the land of logic. Hence in RABID, Marilyn Chambers grows something suspiciously phallic in a most unexpected place, in VIDEODROME, our televisions turn on us, and in DEAD RINGERS,… Read More »

Tagged With: art as seduction, book to screen, censorship, David Cronenberg, delusion, director, horror, madness, mental illness, murder, mystery, Patrick McGrath, schizophrenia, silence as sound, suspense

AGENT CODY BANKS

October 21, 2014 By 1 Comment

AGENT CODY BANKS proves that it’s possible to make a smart kid’s film that adults will like, too. And this is all the more satisfying because when you see a hefty team of screenwriters in the credits, in this case , Zack Stenz, Ashley Miller, Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszweski, it usually doesn’t bode well… Read More »

Tagged With: action, gadgets, spy

THE HUNTED

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

THE HUNTED

Never have I missed Jet Li and Donnie Yen more than while watching Benicio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones slug it out in THE HUNTED. It’’s sort of like watching two Claymation figures go at each other with all the subtlety and artistry that that implies. Points for consistency, though. This exercise in entertainment futility… Read More »

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