Gangster Squad is a sleek and stylish 1940’s Los Angeles period piece/shoot em’ up filled with terrific actors, great costumes, elaborately ornate sets, and wall to wall action. Now, if only the producers had invested as much in an actual story and some three dimensional characters as they did in the carnage and aesthetics, we might have really had something worth talking about here. As … Continue reading Gangster Squad Review
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 … Continue reading Killing Them Softly Review
* Spoilers ahead! The History Channel miniseries “The Vikings” premieres this Sunday night, and since I’m actually looking forward to it (along with “The Bible”) this CCW felt like the perfect time for an epic that I hadn’t seen before for with the same name. Luckily, Amazon Instant Prime has this 1958 “epic” available for free streaming for Prime members. The Vikings is the tale … Continue reading The Vikings Review
Besides the subpar acting, one thing stood out as the downfall of what could have and should have been a wonderful movie- the directing. So I wasn’t too surprised when I looked up Marcus Nispel on the Internet Movie Database and found that the only thing he’d ever directed was music videos; and boy does that show. Pathfinder is filled with cameras shaking and rapid … Continue reading Pathfinder Review
Jodie Foster stars as Ellie Arroway, a scientist who has dedicated her entire life to making ‘contact’ with intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Ellie’s work finally pays off, when she hears a radio message being broadcast from the distant star, Vega. Together with her team, she unlocks the broadcast, Hitler’s speech from the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympics and thousands of pages of … Continue reading Contact Review
The Notebook is the story of Noah (James Garner, Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Gena Rowlands, Rachel McAdams), and their love as told by old Noah to old Allie. The story of the two begins in the summer of the early 1940’s, when the blue collared Noah goes out of his way to get the wealthy Allie to go on a date with him. Over the … Continue reading The Notebook Review
Day 41 of the QDR brings the Nicolas Cage film, Lord of War; it’s the story of a Ukrainian immigrant who goes into the arms dealing business. Is the film worth watching? Read the review to find out. Continue reading Lord of War Review
We prepare for tonight’s Spartacus: War of the Damned premiere by reviewing the action-packed second season, Vengeance, in the 25th Quick Daily Review. Is Vengeance as good as Blood and Sand? Click to find out. Continue reading Spartacus Vengeance Review
After a horrible film last week, Classic Cinema Wednesday gets back on track with another great classic film: Cecil B. DeMille’s 1949 Biblical epic, Samson and Delilah. Click here to read the review. Continue reading Samson and Delilah Review
An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter along for one last recruiting trip. Is it a trip you should take as well? Click to find out Jules’ verdict on this film starring Clint Eastwood. Continue reading Trouble With The Curve Review
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