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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Bill Clark — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:11:12 +0000

Kingsman: The Secret Service emerged as one of the biggest surprises of 2015; an astute and self-aware roast of the spy movie genre (read: Bond movies) that delivered almost incomprehensible carnage with sly wit and likeable characters. Easier said than done. Most importantly, it didn’t take itself remotely seriously and,… Continue reading

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Deadpool (2016)

Bill Clark — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:52:42 +0000

Deadpool is just the swift kick to the junk the superhero genre – one that has taken itself entirely too seriously for far too long and gotten away with it – needs. Profane, hyper-violent, and never hesitant to take things a step or two beyond overkill, the film is an interesting and… Continue reading

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Joy (2015)

Bill Clark — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:12:56 +0000

Joy presents Jennifer Lawrence with her meatiest role since Ree in 2010’s Winter’s Bone, which fast-tracked her rise to one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actresses. With some of the lighter roles she’s taken on in recent years it’s easy to forget how effortlessly she can carry a film. Her presence alone… Continue reading

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The Revenant (2015)

Bill Clark — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 21:11:44 +0000

At its most fundamental, The Revenant is as spare and simple a revenge story as they come. A man, betrayed by those he trusted, is left for dead only to survive and seek revenge. It’s with brute savagery and dreamlike beauty that director/co-writer Alejandro González Iñárritu (director of last year’s best… Continue reading

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Gone Girl (2014)

Bill Clark — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:51:26 +0000

Gone Girl is basically two movies in one; a serious, realistic missing persons boiler followed by a laughably over-the-top second half that comes dangerously close to unraveling the whole works. The film does not depend upon the audience buying wholesale into the numerous twists, but rather the shifting character motivations and completely… Continue reading

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The Other Woman (2014)

Bill Clark — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:25:53 +0000

The Other Woman plays like a movie that was made by people that actively hate the script. It is a grotesque, shrill, never-ending effort that always finds a way to sink a little lower just when you’re positive there’s no way it can. Not only is it wholly damaging in its… Continue reading

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20 Years Later: True Lies (1994)

Bill Clark — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:05:36 +0000

20 Years Ago It pretty much goes without saying that True Lies encompasses just about everything a thirteen-year-old boy could want in a movie. It has a sense of humor, lots of cartoonishly over-the-top action scenes, and even a racy striptease because, well, it just feels like it. I knew… Continue reading

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20 Years Later: Speed (1994)

Bill Clark — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:54:19 +0000

20 Years Ago Speed was one of my very first “pure” action films. I was thirteen when it came out and was coming up on the age where my parents were warming up to the idea of me seeing R-rated films. I didn’t see it theatrically, but I nearly wore the… Continue reading

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Broken Arrow (1996) – “Broken Arrow” By Hans Zimmer

Bill Clark — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:18:44 +0000

Released in February of 1996 and grossing a respectable $70 million domestically, Broken Arrow is a true 90’s action film. Filled with bizarrely comedic dialogue, an over-the-top villain in John Travolta, and a whole lot of stuff blowing up real good (helicopters, hummers, trains, people), it’s best remembered as a… Continue reading

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20 Years Later: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Bill Clark — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:29:32 +0000

20 Years Ago It was a cold and cloudy November day in 1993 when I saw Mrs. Doubtfire. And I was stoked. This movie had been hyped for months and what about it wasn’t worth looking forward to? Robin Williams doing tons of voices and impressions? Check. Robin Williams fooling… Continue reading

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