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The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Bill Clark — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:47:09 +0000

The return of the Western continues with this incarnation of The Magnificent Seven, a remake of the 1960 John Sturges classic, which was a remake of the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film, Seven Samurai. As one might expect, we’re treading familiar territory here. This time around, director Antoine Fuqua (Shooter, Training Day)… Continue reading

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Crimson Tide (1995) – “Roll Tide” By Hans Zimmer

Bill Clark — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:23:39 +0000

Hitting theaters in May of 1995 and posting a very impressive box office total of $91.4 million on a $53 million budget, Crimson Tide was one of my very first truly suspenseful cinematic experiences. With a very engaging core moral dilemma combined acting clinics by Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman,… Continue reading

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Flight (2012)

Bill Clark — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:00:15 +0000

Flight marks director Robert Zemeckis’ first foray (and second ever) into the R-rated landscape since 1980’s hilarious and underrated Used Cars. Just to cover all the bases, we have full frontal nudity, binge drinking, and hard drug use before the film’s doomed plane even takes off. Zemeckis is trying to… Continue reading

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Safe House (2012)

Bill Clark — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:00:08 +0000

Safe House is the kind of well-made, exciting action film that delivers the goods fans are looking for. It never aspires to be anything more, as evidenced by the run-of-the-mill corrupt government story at its core. You’ve seen it all before, but it doesn’t matter. This flick is more about… Continue reading

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The Book of Eli (2010)

Bill Clark — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:00:14 +0000

Water and Chap Stick may be difficult to come by in the post-apocalyptic world of The Book of Eli, but ammunition certainly is not. 2010’s first big-budget action film is all over the place in terms of emotions and intentions, but it’s still pretty entertaining and boasts some decent effects… Continue reading

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American Gangster (2007)

Bill Clark — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:41 +0000

American Gangster is a formidable piece of work, not to mention director Ridley Scott’s finest effort since 2001’s Black Hawk Down. It personifies the genre that many feared extinct in this era of CGI – the gritty cops and gangsters thriller. Stuck in development hell since 2004 and even dropped… Continue reading

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Deja Vu (2006)

Bill Clark — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:00:47 +0000

It is a fact of life that we, the audience, are expected to suspend our disbelief as we enter the theater. After all, isn’t that what makes the movies so fun? But it comes with a catch: the plot must be airtight and, more importantly, grounded in a reality that… Continue reading

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Inside Man (2006)

Bill Clark — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:00:45 +0000

Redefining a genre is a nearly impossible task these days. With the current state of Hollywood, that which plays it ridiculously safe and treats us all like morons most of the time, one will usually find themselves feeling completely blindsided when a film of true originality comes around. Enter Inside… Continue reading

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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Bill Clark — Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:00:56 +0000

Let it be known right off the bat that I have not seen the original The Manchurian Candidate, which was released in 1962 and directed by the late, great John Frankenheimer. This review will reflect how this update of the film stands in its own right. War stories are among… Continue reading

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Man on Fire (2004)

Bill Clark — Tue, 11 May 2004 04:00:44 +0000

We are informed at the beginning of Man On Fire that there is a kidnapping in Latin America every sixty minutes, and 70% of those kidnapped do not survive. These are frightening statistics indeed, but also set the tone for the gritty and grim Man On Fire. Following in the… Continue reading

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