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Django Unchained – my review

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

An homage to the 1966 Italian spaghetti western ‘Django’ starring Franco Nero, Quentin Tarantino presents his bloody and offbeat addition to the western genre.  In the original ‘Django’, the hero is a mysterious (white) man who drags an even more mysterious coffin … Continue reading →

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Red Dawn – my review

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

After suffering through a title sequence constructed to act as an anti-North Korean smear meant to induce a sense of paranoia, we open up on a scene as American as it gets – a high school football game.  After blindly … Continue reading →

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Alex Cross – my review

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

With a catchy tagline like “Don’t Ever Cross Alex Cross”, you know you’re in for a memorable experience.  That was a bit of sarcasm, by the way.  So because there isn’t much memorable material to be seen in ‘Alex Cross’, … Continue reading →

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Seven Psychopaths – review

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Honestly, who in Los Angeles isn’t crazy?  Either southern California breeds this type of over-the-top insanity and we just get more ridiculous with each passing generation… or it’s something in the water.  While we work to solve this mystery, writer/director … Continue reading →

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Safe House – Review by Carleton Starr

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a typical, hard-working American.  He wakes up next to his French girlfriend, has breakfast, cleans up and heads in to the office.  Like so many others, he spends his time sitting at a desk, staring … Continue reading →

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