Hello everyone and welcome to the second in my series of reviews covering the James Bond film franchise. When last we left him, our hero was snug as a bug in a rug, in a boat with the lovely Honey Ryder drifting away the hours in the steamy Jamaican seas. All this of course after successfully foiling villainous S.P.E.C.T.R.E agent Dr No’s dastardly scheme for … Continue reading From Russia With Love Review
(spoiler warning – this review may contain slight spoilers) If there was to be one word to describe Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson it would be this: addict. He is an intense abuser of alcohol and several different kinds of drugs, both recreational and otherwise, but that is not what I am talking about here. Robin Ramzinski, which is The Ram’s real name in the movie, … Continue reading The Wrestler Review
Daniel Evans (Bale) is a poor rancher trying to make it out West with his wife and two sons, and having a hard time making it work. Evans is figuratively and almost literally a one legged man in an ass-kicking contest (he lost one of his feet in the Civil War). His youngest boy has tuberculosis, and in order to pay for medicine, he had … Continue reading 3:10 to Yuma Review
“Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while that you shouldn’t have fucked with? That’s me.” – Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski Clint Eastwood is not just an actor, he is an American institution. If they ever make a place on Mount Rushmore for iconic badasses his mug should be the first one etched up there, that is, if they can find … Continue reading Gran Torino Review
Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is the head prison guard on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary back in 1935. While watching over the Green Mile, Edgecomb meets John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a gigantic African-American man that was convicted of raping and murdering twin sisters. Unlike most inmates, Coffey has a child-like innocence about him, and as our story unfolds, a bond forms between Edgecomb … Continue reading The Green Mile Review
