Posted by James Brown on Saturday, February 25, 2012,
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The Mechanic
Directed By: Simon West
Starring: Jason Statham and Ben Foster
Action movies are a dime a dozen, and I'm hardly impressed by most of them these days. Some decent ass-kicking just doesn't get the job done for me anymore. We've all seen a million movies about lonely cops, corrupt spies, or betrayed assassins. We need something fresh and innovative to add a new page to the action movie playbook. We need to make ass-kicking awesome again. Unfortunately, Jason Statham's The Mechanic... Continue reading ...
Posted by Zach Davis on Sunday, January 29, 2012,
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The Eagle Zach Davis
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong
Kevin Macdonald is mostly known for documentary pieces, andThe Eaglemarks his third time behind the camera for a non-documentary feature film. His previous works includeThe Last King of Scotlandand State of Play. With this in mind, hiring a director that specializes in documentary filmmaking is a mistake that takes away from the story of the film. Documentarians are no... Continue reading ...