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![]() Best cast ever. Best men on a mission war movie ever. |
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![]() A quality caper movie based on a still murky true story from the early 1970s, The Bank Job efficiently entertains with a combination of larcenous derring-do and salacious scandal. Engagingly performed by Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows and a crew of quality character actors, the movie judicious… |
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![]() Delightful and gripping, this early Hitchcock gem became the model for fugitive hero thrillers ever since. Terrifically entertaining – albeit dated in dialog, edginess and production values – The 39 Steps is a must see for anyone interested in the original hero-on-the-run-from-the-good-and-bad…
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Something's going on here.
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![]() There will be blood, indeed. And singing, don’t forget the singing. And genius: Johnny Depp in a Tim Burton film about a mass murderer makes this Edward Razorhands. All in all, this highly theatrical production captivates and pleases with charismatic performances, a compelling story about …
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Moviestar visages command our gaze.
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![]() The fate of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in sticky good hands as Spider-Man improves to perfection in Tom Holland’s sophomore outing. Indeed, Far from Home gives us everything we want in a blockbuster. It starts by playing out the changing-of-the-guard that began in the still-in-theaters…
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Cool Minutiae
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![]() The tangled web of deception surrounding James Bond reaches its nexus in Spectre, a more than serviceable installment in the Blond Bond Era. Daniel Craig’s 007 is once again a stone-cold assassin, reprising the gritty killer persona he established in Casino Royale and has doggedly pursued in …
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Monica Bellucci is spectacular.
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![]() Idiotic criminals chasing a HUGE diamond make amusing mayhem in one of Guy Ritchie’s now classic London thug-fests. There’s not a sympathetic character in the whole movie. Well the Gypsies are somewhat sympathetic, especially Brad Pitt’s comically incomprehensible mama’s boy. Ritchie – the B…
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Comically Incomprehensible Mama's Boy
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![]() A big Bondian miasma, dark and steely, Skyfall marks a solid chapter in the half century superspy series. Big it is – nearly two and a half hours, though it doesn’t feel overlong; complete with massive explosions and huge fights; full of big, big moviestars, including a first rate supervillain…
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Classic: Bond & M with DB5 in Scotland
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![]() Britishly brilliant movie entertainment, what with Victorian-era detective shenanigans done up in state-of-the-art action movie hyper-reality. This latest Sherlock Holmes re-renders Guy Ritchie & Robert Downey Jr’s boldly boffo origin movie…
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Don't judge him. It worked for Tony C...
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