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THE CARD COUNTER

December 23, 2021 By Leave a Comment

THE CARD COUNTER

With THE CARD COUNTER, writer/director Paul Schraeder returns to his favorite themes of sin and redemption. This is no tidy tale of a fall from grace precipated by a rash decision or a moment of weakness. We have at the center a flawed man with dark impulses that he cannot control once they have been… Read More »

Tagged With: Abu Ghraib, gambling, Las Vegas, metaphor, poker, vengeance

WRATH OF MAN

May 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment

WRATH OF MAN

In WRATH OF MAN, we find Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie re-united in a film about the imperative of family values and the dangers of boredom. The result is a bloody wonderland of moral relativity and of an honor system that has nothing to do with Testaments Old or New. While is doesn’t give Mr.… Read More »

Tagged With: armored cars, father-son, heist, moral relativity, vengeance

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

July 14, 2017 By 2 Comments

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

There is something heartening in a sequel to a sequel that is as good as the original. Imagine how much more heartening it is that WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, the third in the trilogy that launched with the excellent DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and continued with the equally excellent… Read More »

Tagged With: apocalypse, Apocalypse Now, kindness, natural selection, sequel, vengeance

LILA & EVE Rewrites Revenge

July 17, 2015 By 1 Comment

LILA & EVE Rewrites Revenge

As a portrait of perfect grief, LILA & EVE is unmatched. Blessed with a performance by Viola Davis as Lila, this is one of the best ever filmed. She is fierce, edgy, and heartbreaking as a single mother in a harrowing study of the limits of sanity in the face of unutterable tragedy. Unlike the… Read More »

Tagged With: drama, drive-by shooting, grief, Jennifer Lopez, murdered child, narrative, revenge, vengeance, Viola Davis

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