Tag: Samuel L. Jackson
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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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‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ is a trip worth taking
“The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.” – Joseph Conrad It’s been a busy year for Spider-Man. After a major PS4 game, beloved animated film, and stint assisting the Avengers, he’s now back to another live action solo film. Not as good as…
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‘Unicorn Store’ is a rare breed
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl Brie Larson the actress recently headlined a big action movie where she committed to intense training, but as a director has chosen her first project to be a small coming of age at post-college years drama. She’s gone from being the next…
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Book a cruise to ‘Kong: Skull Island’ – It is an E-ticket ride
An interesting and visually spectacular re-imagination of the tale of the enormous ape named Kong.
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With Vin Diesel back, ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ is a welcome return indeed
“Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious, according to Oscar Wilde” – Sean Connery as “John Mason” in 1996’s ‘The Rock’ In the universe of the NSA’s xXx program, overseen by Agent “Augustus Gibbons” (Samuel L. Jackson), it’s been over a decade since either “Xander Cage” (Vin Diesel in the first xXx film) or “Darius…
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Our favorite Samuel L. Jackson ‘movie deaths’ – Tail Slate Top Ten
WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS if you haven’t seen any of the movies. There are also some not-nice words and moments of bloody violence.
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‘The Hateful Eight’ is not a Ten. But it is highly entertaining
“I’ve heard people say thatToo much of anything is not good for you, baby” – Barry White – Can’t Get Enough of Your Love As expected, we’re reminded that The Hateful Eight is the 8th Film from writer/director Quentin Tarrantino at the outset. 168 minutes later (182 if you choose the 70MM Roadshow version, complete…
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Buy a large popcorn before going in to see ‘Robocop’
It’s yet another remake that doesn’t live up to the original, but it is fun
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Crazy antebellum: ‘Django Unchained’ is pulp non-fiction
As an auteur, Quentin Tarantino’s skill remains tops. But as a provocateur, his film is lacking.
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‘The Avengers’ is a work of superhero beauty
There are six certifiable heroes each worthy of a feature film each played by a superstar actor capable of carrying a feature film.