The Town is a movie where you immediately are enthralled. Your senses and self awareness are sucked into a vacuum that belongs to Ben Affleck and the thrill ride that he has put on the screen for you to enjoy. No, for you to invest in. Because invested you become. Boy, do you. You care [...]
Takers is one of those rare movies: pretty trite, but takes itself seriously enough so that the audience jumps into the car and goes along for the ride. There are obvious references to a plethora of films. These include True Romance, Heat, The Italian Job, Out of Sight, and Point Break among others. The fact [...]
I have to admit that I was a little worried when Shutter Island was delayed. It was supposed to open back in October last year and then the major studio behind it, Paramount, pushed it back a few months due to financial reasons for the promotion. When a film is delayed either in production, or [...]
I was so fired up for Mel Gibson’s comeback. Public meltdowns aside, I have a soft spot for the actor, as he has played some of the most iconic roles in the action genre to date including: Mad Max, Martin Riggs, and William Wallace, to name a few (am I going to get totally panned [...]