If you ever want to sell a film and want it to be mildly successful, all you need to do is cast Liam Neeson, give him a gun, a killer’s instinct and you’ll have no problem getting people to... Read more
In 1983, five men who were desperate for cash kidnapped Freddy Heineken, the CEO of Heineken and one of the richest men in the Netherlands. The kidnapping caper spanned three weeks and made... Read more
This weekend sees the release of Will Smith’s latest attempt to get back into the spotlight and recover from the cinematic freefall that he’s been experiencing as an actor. Written and direc... Read more
South Korea loves its genre crime flicks and I love them for their devotion to it. Many of their mediocre wide release flicks top ours simply because they aren’t afraid to get their hands bl... Read more
In 1974, James Caan starred in a film called The Gambler. While I never saw the film, people seemed to like it and it garnered Cann a Golden Globe nomination. Fast forward 40 years and Param... Read more
2014 has been a fascinating year for Jake Gyllenhaal. His first movie of 2014 was a head trip of a film called Enemy that got to me so much that I couldn’t figure out how to write a review f... Read more
It’s always great when you can say “This is not your conventional horror”, in regards to a horror film. The more that phrase gets thrown around the less power it seems to have, but bel... Read more
I can’t believe it’s been two years since a Paul Thomas Anderson movie has been released. The American auteur has diligently been working hard on his new film Inherent Vice, an adaptation of... Read more
Martin Scorsese loves to lend his name to films, especially ones that fall into the gangster genre, and I don’t blame him. There’s a lot of great gangster flicks out there and A... Read more
During a DEA raid of a cartel safe house, legendary task force leader Breacher Wharton (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his team use it as an opportunity to steal $10 million, but when they retur... Read more
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