Let me try something new. I’m going to state what the pluses of this film are, because I am kind of torn here. It has many, many flaws. But somehow I am still compelled to like it. For the most, that is. Michael BurkAn avid film buff, artist and aspiring …
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So some may say I’m biased towards these type of films, but that would be very dismissive. If anything, I’m harder on the films that fall into the genres I enjoy. Being a fan of 2011’s first foray into the legend of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, I was hopeful …
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I kept watching this film, thinking to myself, this is as slow as Liam Neeson’s thriller from a few years ago, “Unknown.” Surprise!!! Unbeknownst to me, it’s the same director: Jaume Collet-Serra. Michael BurkAn avid film buff, artist and aspiring filmmaker since childhood, Michael moved to the area in 2004 from …
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As a friend knowingly pointed out to me, The Monuments Men could have been titled Oceans 14. It tells the true story of how President Roosevelt sent a league of mostly over-aged art scholars to retrieve some of the most important artwork of our time from Hitler’s troops in Nazi …
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Remakes are a tricky thing. Some are so close to the source material, they make you wonder why they bothered to redo it in the first place. Others are so off the mark, you’re puzzled as to why they even bothered to give it the same name. Michael BurkAn avid …
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I remember when Matthew McConaughey first came on the scene with “A Time To Kill.” They were comparing his looks to a young Paul Newman, but wondering if he had the acting chops to sustain a career, or even be a star in the first place. For the most part, …
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