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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Bill Clark — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:38:26 +0000

Finally, a summer movie. Edge of Tomorrow is an engaging and exciting sci-fi film that has a lot of fun with its premise. It also delivers the goods in terms of visual effects and action, of which the film contains in voluminous amounts. It’s the kind of movie that used… Continue reading

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Days of Thunder (1990) – “Victory Lane” By Hans Zimmer

Bill Clark — Wed, 21 May 2014 14:24:28 +0000

Released in June of 1990 to the tune of $82 million at the box office, Days of Thunder is another high-octane action film from the unstoppable Simpson/Bruckheimer production team that dominated the 80’s and 90’s. Roger Ebert would call it the quintessential example of the “Tom Cruise Picture,” and he’s… Continue reading

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Lions for Lambs (2007)

Bill Clark — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:00:18 +0000

There’s a scene in Lions for Lambs in which reporter Janine Roth (Streep), during one of several down times in her interview with Senator Jasper Irving (Cruise), takes a stroll around the Senator’s office. The camera pans across a photo of Irving with President Bush, who is giving the trademark… Continue reading

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Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Bill Clark — Wed, 03 May 2006 04:00:21 +0000

It’s now official: The Mission: Impossible movie franchise has to be comprised of three of the most mediocre big budget films I’ve ever seen. Brian De Palma stayed true to the TV show’s form in 1996’s original, but the labyrinthine plot frustrated many moviegoers. So Honk Kong explosion master John… Continue reading

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War of the Worlds (2005)

Bill Clark — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:00:17 +0000

H.G. Wells wrote War of the Worlds in 1898. Using the math skills I learned in college, I quickly figured out that this story is 107 years old. On the evening of October 30, 1938, Orson Welles broadcasted a dramatization of the story, which in effect sent listeners into mass… Continue reading

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Collateral (2004)

Bill Clark — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 00:00:59 +0000

Collateral takes a premise that is otherwise flawed and makes it into one of the most compelling films of the summer. Now that takes skill, and leave it to director Michael Mann and a solid cast to get the job done. At the beginning of the film we meet Max… Continue reading

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