Tag: Crime
REVIEW: Trust – Season 1, Episode 4 “That’s All Folks”
*Spoilers* This week on Trust, Primo takes a photo of Paul next to the dead body of Berto to prove he really has the Getty heir. He then delivers Paul to his uncle and the family accountant, but all three men have different ideas about how to handle the ransom. Meanwhile, Paul Sr. and main … ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Trust – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2 “The House of Getty” and “Lone Star”
John Paul Getty Sr. was determined to be the world’s wealthiest private citizen. He owned numerous oil fields and companies, which came to be known collectively as the Getty Oil Company. He was an extremely shrewd businessman who re-invented the oil industry, but his legacy seems to be intertwined...
Read MoreREVIEW: Bright (2017)
Bright is a fantasy action film directed by David Ayer, with a script by Max Landis. The story follows two cops, Ward and Jakoby, in a world where the fantastical is reality, and has been for thousands of years. Jakoby is the first Orc cop, and Ward doesn’t want to be partnered with one of &hellip...
Read MoreBeing Jason Statham
One of the reasons Jason Statham is such a great action hero is that he has successfully created an on-screen persona for himself. We don’t see his new movie to find out what great new character he’s going to play; we see his new movie to see Jason Statham. I would argue that Statham has &hellip...
Read MoreREVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 1
Jessica Jones, the second of Marvel’s Netflix series to explore the darker street-level corridors of the MCU, is a surprisingly adult-themed endeavor, using the gritty world established in Daredevil as a springboard to tell a story of victimization and how different people survive it in different ...
Read MorePulling Pistols and Whistling Dixie
Clint Eastwood is one of the great modern filmmakers, a man whose directing talents have landed him many Oscar nominations and widespread critical acclaim. Those accolades don’t usually extend to his work in front of the camera, however; it may be the parts he often played in his younger days, the...
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