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4.5 yaps
Posted on May 5, 2013 at 3:44 pm
Exactly the sort of well-paced, whip-smart thriller everyone bemoans a lack of but rarely pays to see, Tom Cruise’s “Jack Reacher” gets a second shot on Blu-ray. Continue reading →
Tags: 2012, action, alexia fast, Blu-ray, christopher mcquarrie, conspiracy, David Oyelowo, film criticism, jack reacher, jai courtney, lee child, murder, nick rogers, Pittsburgh, Richard Jenkins, robert duvall, rosamund pike, sniper, thriller, Tom Cruise, Werner Herzog
4.5 yaps
Posted on April 25, 2013 at 11:26 pm
In “This Boy’s Life,” Leonardo DiCaprio’s leading-role debut, he acts as if announcing his career’s mission statement — indicative of inevitable stardom. Continue reading →
Tags: 1950s, abuse, angst, biopic, Carla Gugino, chris cooper, Class of 1993, coming of age, drama, Dwight, Eliza Dushku, Ellen Barkin, film criticism, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Caton-Jones, nick rogers, robert de niro, Robert Getchell, teenager, This Boy's Life, tobey maguire, Tobias Wolff, violence
2 yaps
Posted on April 21, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Blunt and brisk in its own inoffensive way, “Gangster Squad” is still a piece of meathead cinema and one that’s mostly sizzle, no steak. Continue reading →
Tags: 1950s, 2013, action, anthony mackie, Blu-ray, California, cops, dvd, emma stone, film criticism, gangster, Gangster Squad, Giovanni Ribisi, history, josh brolin, LAPD, Michael Pena, Mickey Cohen, Mireille Enos, mob, nick rogers, Robert Patrick, ruben fleischer, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Will Beall
4 yaps
Posted on April 18, 2013 at 10:11 pm
“Oblivion” makes some ill-advised narrative decisions and largely wastes Tom Cruise, but a curious combination of analog patience and digital prowess saves it. Continue reading →
Tags: 2013, action, Aliens, Andrea Riseborough, apocalypse, drones, Earth, film criticism, future, imax, invasion, joseph kosinski, M83, Melissa Leo, morgan freeman, nick rogers, Oblivion, Olga Kurylenko, science fiction, Tom Cruise
3.5 yaps
Posted on April 4, 2013 at 7:58 pm
Despite great moments, “The Outsiders” feels like two movies awkwardly thrown together by an auteur who was adapting to being cowed by bankers and executives. Continue reading →
Tags: 1960s, 1983, adaptation, angst, Apocalypse Now, C. Thomas Howell, Class of 1983, Diane Lane, drama, EMILIO ESTEVEZ, film criticism, Francis Ford Coppola, gang, greasers, Matt Dillon, nick rogers, novel, Oklahoma, One From the Heart, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, S.E. Hinton, teens, The Outsiders, Tom Cruise
5 yaps
Posted on March 17, 2013 at 1:21 pm
One of 2012′s greatest films is one of 2013′s bigger Blu-ray disappointments thus far, at least as comprehensive special features are concerned. Continue reading →
Tags: 2012, 9/11, action, al-Qaeda, Blu-ray, docudrama, drama, dvd, film criticism, interrogation, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, kathryn bigelow, manhunt, Mark Boal, Navy SEALs, nick rogers, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, September 11, terrorism, torture, zero dark thirty
3.5 yaps
Posted on February 28, 2013 at 12:01 am
“Videodrome” shows how David Cronenberg is sometimes a provocateur only to a point. But he also wasn’t far from his cinematic incisions that cut the deepest. Continue reading →
Tags: 1983, Canada, Class of 1983, conspiracy, cult, David Cronenberg, Debbie Harry, film criticism, Frank C. Carere, Horror, James Woods, Max Renn, media, Michael Lennick, nick rogers, parable, Rick Baker, science fiction, sex, snuff film, Television, TV, Videodrome, videotape, violence
4.5 yaps
Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Nick’s monthly look at films celebrating major anniversaries in 2013 begins with Robert De Niro’s directorial debut — an emotionally complex coming-of-age tale. Continue reading →
Tags: 1960s, 1993, A Bronx Tale, Bronx, Chazz Palminteri, coming of age, crime, drama, fathers, film criticism, Francis Capra, Italian, Lillo Brancato Jr., mafia, mobsters, murder, New York, nick rogers, racial tension, robert de niro, sons, Taral Hicks
4 yaps
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:27 pm
A star on his game. Clever humor. Hellacious setpieces. When it comes to what you need for live-action “Looney Tunes” mayhem, ble, ble, ble, that’s all, folks. Continue reading →
Tags: 2013, action, Andrew Knauer, Arizona, arnold schwarzenegger, Corvette, Eduardo Noriega, film criticism, Forest Whitaker, george nolfi, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Johnny Knoxville, Kim Ji-woon, Kingpin, Looney Tunes, Luis Guzman, nick rogers, Peter Stormare, sheriff, standoff, The Last Stand, Western
5 yaps
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:07 pm
A procedural that’s not dry or dispassionate. A subtle, nuanced character study. A throat-clenching action film. Kathryn Bigelow’s latest is one of 2012′s best. Continue reading →
Tags: 2012, 9/11, action, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Chris Pratt, docudrama, drama, film criticism, interrogation, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, kathryn bigelow, manhunt, Mark Boal, Navy SEALs, nick rogers, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, September 11, terrorism, Tora Bora, torture, zero dark thirty
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