Tag archive for "Mickey Rourke"

action/adventure, fantasy, film reviews

REVIEW: Immortals [2011]

1 Comment 12 November 2011

“Witness hell!” With the most recent forays into mythology coming in the form of a boring Troy and misguided Clash of the Titans, seeing the name Tarsem Singh attached to Immortals brought a smile to my face. Originally titled Dawn of War and War of the Gods before settling on its current name, the director [...]

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film reviews, horror

REVIEW: Stake Land [2011]

No Comments 30 July 2011

“And God smote the world asunder” While Hollywood continues to give us vampire flicks that are wrapped up tidily by their conclusion, independent cinema still lives to save us from contrivance and idyllic happy ends. Jim Mickle’s Stake Land is one such venture, combining the styles of 28 Days Later with The Road, his post-apocalyptic [...]

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essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists

The Most Anticipated Films of 2011

1 Comment 22 November 2010

While Jon Favreau may say that 2011 looks to have a bloodbath summer on its hands with blockbusters galore taking 3D screens from each other, I’ll say right now that those aren’t the movies most intriguing me. Next year sees a return for Jack Sparrow, Lightning McQueen, Holmes and Watson, the Witwickys, Ethan Hunt, and, [...]

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action/adventure, film reviews

REVIEW: The Expendables [2010]

No Comments 14 August 2010

“I woulda win” When a summer movie season can be described as disappointing and have it be an understatement, nothing says popcorn blockbuster better than a big budget action flick. 2010 never quite had anything to fit the bill, but that wasn’t going to stop Sylvester Stallone from attempting to bring the masses something close. [...]

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action/adventure, film reviews, science fiction

REVIEW: Iron Man 2 [2010]

No Comments 28 May 2010

“We don’t all run on batteries, Tony” The first Iron Man was a breath of fresh air when it came out in 2008. That was the year The Dark Knight showed audiences how morosely ambitious a comic book story could be, as well as arriving after the more serious tales of humanity X-Men and Spider-Man, [...]

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action/adventure, drama, film reviews, shorts

REVIEW: The Hire [2001-2002]

No Comments 12 April 2010

“BMW recommends that you always wear your seatbelt” After watching the Parallel Lines series, my desire to revisit BMW’s The Hire was too much to contain. This thing was a cultural phenomenon, doing what no one had ever done, with a medium still untested at the time. Back in 2001, households across America were still [...]

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essays, oscars

The 82nd Oscars recap through tweets …

No Comments 08 March 2010

@jaredmobarak • NPH in sequins … i guess that’s something … The 82nd Annual Oscars ceremony begins, yet the hosts are nowhere to be found. Have we gotten to the point now where we need a lead-in for the most assuredly lame/very PC stand-up routine? We need to get the ball rolling for the ball [...]

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essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists

The Most Anticipated Films of 2010

2 Comments 07 January 2010

2010 looks to be a very intriguing year for the film world. A lot of big name directors are coming in with new work, hopefully continuing on their winning ways, while others are returning to perhaps erase some recent blunders and get back on track. There are two true sequels on the list, four depending [...]

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essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists

Top 50 Films of the Decade (2000–2009)

6 Comments 24 December 2009

As always, I have not seen every film made in the decade, so this list is only complete as of posting. There are those diamonds in the rough I’ve yet to witness that could render this entire list obsolete. The ‘Naughts’, I believe an appropriate term being used for the decade spanning from 2000–2009, the [...]

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drama, film reviews

REVIEW: The Informers [2008]

No Comments 24 October 2009

“How do you know what’s good and what’s bad?” Author Bret Easton Ellis completely resonates with me. Actually, I’m not sure I can make that statement since I’ve never read a book by him, despite having most on my shelf. Where his characters have affected me is in the films adapted from his work. Every [...]

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essays, oscars

The 2009 Oscars … ‘nuff said

No Comments 23 February 2009

The 2009 Academy Awards have closed out the 2008 award season once and for all. And in an inspired move, actually ushered in the new year of movies by ending the show with a montage of 2009 releases. It was a departure somewhat from previous years as it appeared the Academy wanted to try some [...]

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