Every Day is a gentle dramedy about a couple who are in the early, unsettling stages of middle-age, and their family (and its problems). The couple are played by the very fine Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt, both of whom excel in projects like this, where they can both have room [...]
Friday 11 Mar 2011 |
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comedy, drama, movie reviews
It took a couple of viewings, but I ultimately found Salt to be the real deal when it comes to action thrillers, a most excellent assault of relentless pacing, cool stunts and ridiculous logic that not only sees star Angelina Jolie back in sexy-shooting mode, but marks a successful return to mainstream form [...]
Friday 24 Dec 2010 |
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action/adventure, blu-ray, movie reviews, suspense/thrillers
Under no circumstances should you confuse Repo Men with Repo Man. Sure, they both feature fair-haired actors whose characters repossess things for a living. But one is a fun cult flick from the ‘80s with Emilio Estevez. The one I’m reviewing here is a stale and somewhat repugnant sci-fi concoction starring Jude Law.
In [...]
Friday 30 Jul 2010 |
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action/adventure, movie reviews, sci-fi / fantasy
For me, the first part of Taking Woodstock was pretty awful. You have Imelda Staunton, miscast as Elliot’s mom, screaming about Jews being gassed while she’s trying to get a bank loan, plus a weird over-the-top drama troupe interpretatively prancing, and living in the barn of Elliot’s family’s motel, and if that weren’t enough, poor [...]
Thursday 17 Dec 2009 |
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comedy, movie reviews, music & musicals
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 [...]
Friday 18 Sep 2009 |
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action/adventure, blu-ray, movie reviews, sci-fi / fantasy, suspense/thrillers