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Category Archives: Action
Not all that long ago, Star Trek was not “cool.” It was low-budget fare that made up for its glaring lack of high-gloss action sequences by espousing philosophies on the nature of scientific discovery and the art of war. It … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Features, Sci Fi
Tagged Chris Pine, Daniel Schaub, J.J. Abrams, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Zachary Quinto
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After its kinetic rejuvenation in 2009, the Star Trek franchise – captained by J.J. Abrams – once again takes flight, boldly going where no CGI has gone before. Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) is still up to the same … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Features, Sci Fi
Tagged Alice Eve, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams, Nick DeNitto, Peter Weller, Star Trek Into Darkness, Zachary Quinto
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Courtesy of Spielbergian wunderkind J.J. Abrams and crew, 2009′s Star Trek rejuvenated original creator Gene Roddenberry’s franchise out of the cheesy, for-Trekkers-only black hole and into a prequel-cum-reboot that was more accessible to even the uninitiated. Moving at a warp speed … Continue reading
Once a week or so, I will be looking back at films that have garnered negative reviews in the past and I will try to find some redeemable quality about them. The key to this being that I have to … Continue reading
Fervent readers of author Lee Child’s popular series may have trouble with the discrepancy of title character Jack Reacher being 6’5″ and built like a 250-pound brick shithouse and the casting of the 5’7″ Tom Cruise. But so what if … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Features
Tagged David Oyelowo, Jack Reacher, Jeremy Kibler, Lee Child, Richard Jenkins, Rosamund Pike, Tom Cruise, Werner Herzog
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There must be some unwritten rule in Hollywood that the summer tentpole season begins the first weekend in May. The third and allegedly final Big Event in the man-and-machine franchise, Iron Man 3 officially kicks off the summer. Looking back, 2008′s Iron … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Features
Tagged Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man 3, Jeremy Kibler, Marvel, Rebecca Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Shane Black, The Avengers
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The following article contains a MAJOR SPOILER regarding Iron Man 3. It is strongly recommended that you do not read this until after you’ve viewed the film. If you saw Iron Man 3 last week (given the $175 million opening … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Features
Tagged Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Iron Man 3, Marvel Comics, Nick DeNitto, Shane Black, The Mandarin
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Iron Man 3 should be renamed Tony Stark, as that more accurately captures the true subject of Shane Black’s new summer blockbuster. The third entry in the Iron Man canon and the first Marvel film released post-Avengers, Iron Man 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Features
Tagged Bang Bang, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss, Nick DeNitto, Robert Downey Jr., Shane Black, The Avengers
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I never thought I’d say this, but Michael Bay just isn’t the same without big robots. Actually, that’s false. Bay is exactly the same without the robots. The problem is, that polished, decadent style from Transformers doesn’t work around human … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Features
Tagged Anthony Mackie, Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Nick DeNitto, Pain & Gain, Tony Shalhoub
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Michael Bay isn’t exactly the poster boy for highbrow thinking fare, what with the mean-spirited, joylessly dumb-as-a-rock Bad Boys II and the increasingly brain-numbing Transformers franchise. With up to $200 million at his disposal, only to waste that large sum on pyrotechnics and … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Features
Tagged Anthony Mackie, Dwayne Johnson, Jeremy Kibler, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Pain & Gain, Rebel Wilson, Tony Shalhoub
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