Tag: Liam Neeson
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Showdown: ‘News of the World’ vs. ‘The Marksman’
Every so often, two movies that are more or less seen as being the same thing are released in close proximity to each other. We have another case of that here, even more amazing considering that hardly any movies are going to theaters at all these days. In both News of the World and The Marksman, an…
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The force is tepid with ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
“Slip to the darkside and cross that line.” – Eddie and the Cruisers In my past evaluations of the Star Wars films, I was very generous in doling out high praise. I was so enthralled with the imagination on display and wrenching moments that it took a long time, if ever, for me to see the flaws. With…
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‘Silence’ speaks volumes
“You make a deal. You figure out how much sin you can live with.” – Martin Scorsese Silence is a movie that has been a project of Martin Scorsese’s for over 25 years. Based on a novel published in 1966 that won the Tanizaki Prize (one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan) it…
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‘The Dirty Dozen’ turns 50 in 2017 so Tail Slate recasts it
In the early 1960s, director Robert Aldrich came across an outline for a novel by E. M. Nathanson. He tried to buy the rights and failed. MGM successfully bought the rights in 1963. The novel, The Dirty Dozen, was an instant best-seller when it was released in 1965. The title originated from a real-life combat…
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Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ is funny enough
Rip-roaring, raunchy comedy in the old West from the minds who gave us “Family Guy” and “Ted”
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‘Taken 2’ is watered down for PG-13, should have been hard-R
Great action and strong characters, but everything feels toned down from first film that it loses its edge.
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‘Battleship’ requires that you check your brain at the box office
The classic board game comes to the big screen except the enemies are alien invaders
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‘Kinsey’ makes a movie about sex something more than just a movie about sex
A fine biopic offering a sense of honesty and social commentary that didnt feel preachy or melodramatic.
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Steven Spielberg’s vision made ‘Schindler’s List’ a masterpiece
Steven Spielberg finally accepts that DVDs are here to stay as Schindlers List finally gets DVD treatment. And this outstanding film gets a fine treatment indeed.
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‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ makes for top-notch DVD
Like millions of others I was excited to hear that Lucas — the supposed leader of the digital revolution in Hollywood – had finally relented and released one of his many great movies on DVD…