Movie Review: The Last Stand

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The Last Stand Starring:Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro, Luis Guzmán, Eduardo Noriega Director: Kim Ji-woon Writer(s): Andrew Knauer Studio: Lionsgsate Runtime: 107 min Rated: R   If you’re looking for the nuanced realism of modern action movies such as those in the Jason Bourne franchise with lots of shaky hand held camera shots and heroes who are held firmly to the laws of physics and whatnot, ‘The Last Stand’ is not the movie for you. If you’re ready for a break from that kind of gritty realism though and just want to kick back and enjoy an old fashioned Hollywood action movie that won’t challenge you mentally or in any other way really, this may be the perfect flick for your Sunday afternoon lounging. To be sure this … [Read more...]

Movie Review: The Ballad of Cable Hogue

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Starring: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, Slim Pickens Director: Sam Peckinpah Writer(s): John Crawford/Edmund Penney Studio: Warner Bros. Running Time: 2 hours and 1 minute Rated: R A smart director knows when he has pushed the limits far enough in one direction and needs to find a new approach and come at us with something altogether different and fresh. To be sure Sam Peckinpah did push the limits to the very outer edges and much more in terms of violence and bloodshed with his classic 1969 western masterpiece known as ‘The Wild Bunch’. So with that, in much the same way as the Coen brothers normally take a break to reboot after a big serious film like their classic ‘Fargo’ with a lighter themed (but equally classic) comedy like … [Read more...]

Quick Movie Review: Tombstone

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Tombstone Starring: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Dana Delany, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton Director: George Pan Cosmatos, Terry Leonard Writer(s): Kevin Jarre Studio: Hollywood Pictures Running Time: 2 hours 8 minutes Rated: R I don’t know why I’m writing this, everybody should already know this is a fantastic movie…what? There are people that haven’t seen this? You’re kidding…my God, those poor bastards. Ok, for the six people in the universe that haven’t seen this movie, allow me to give a brief summary. Tombstone is the story of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (Russell) and his brothers (Elliott and Paxton), who have moved out west to Arizona in order to make their fortune. The Earps’ reputation precedes them, especially Wyatt who made a … [Read more...]

Movie Review: Killing Them Softly

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Starring: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini, Richard Jenkins Director: Andrew Dominik Writer(s):Andrew Dominik Studio: The Weinstein Company Runtime: 97 minutes Rated: R Official Score: 2 stars Now, it used to be when Hollywood wanted to make a political statement, but also wanted to do so in a semi-inconspicuous manner that they would turn to the ever trusted western to do the trick, with the Civil War often filling in for the then too controversial Vietnam War in subject matter, and cattle kings and big land barons filling in for the evils of modern corporate greed and various other ills. Nowadays though, the classic western has been pretty much supplanted in that station by the more contemporaneous gangster movie. It’s an effective enough strategy when executed … [Read more...]

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