Archive for the Tag 'Hugh Jackman'

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE – Reviewed by David

Though nowhere near as good as the first-rate first X-Men flick, the comparatively operatic Wolverine still succeeds as solid action entertainment thanks to some suitably brawny set pieces and star Hugh Jackman’s robust reprisal of the title role.
A prequel pic, it explains how the mutton-chopped speed-healer’s involvement with his like-powered brother (Liev Schreiber) and one [...]

AUSTRALIA – Reviewed by Casey

This epic, romantic, action film is set in Australia pre-World War II. English aristocrat Kate (Nicole Kidman) travels to Australia to convince her estranged husband to sell their cattle ranch, come home, and live a proper married life. What she finds is far more than she has bargained for. She meets a rough-and-tumble ranch hand [...]