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Series Retrospective: Bourne
In the latest look back at a long-running series, I’ve decided to look at everyone’s favourite amnesiac assassin, Jason Bourne. Robert Ludlum’s antidote to Bond has been knocking around for a while, and has not let his author’s passing and … Continue reading
Review: Nightcrawler (2014)
NIGHTCRAWLER skewers the news industry mercilessly, perhaps the most brutal deconstruction of the business since Sidney Lumet’s superlative NETWORK. It’s hard-hitting and often shocking, but it also works as an example of the very murkiest of black comedies. Louis Bloom … Continue reading
Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014/15)
Matthew Vaughn has delivered another very enjoyable action-comedy that never quite reconciles certain tonal dissidences, but makes up for it with energy, style and confidence in abundance. Eggsy (Taron Egerton) has a tough life. His dad died when he was … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Action, Al Gore, Bourne, Colin Firth, Comedy, Film, Geoff Bell, Harry Palmer, James Bond, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Mark Strong, Matthew Vaughn, Movies, Roger Moore, Samantha Womack, Samuel L. Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Spy Film, The Avengers, The Ipcress File, Tyron Egerton, X-Men: First Class
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Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
You’ve got to hand it to Marvel, they haven’t played it safe for a while. For me though, the risky elements of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER don’t quite pay off as they should. Following the events of THE AVENGERS, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Anthony Mackie, Anthony Russo, Bourne, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Fast & Furious, Film, Iron Man 3, Joe Russo, Marvel, Movies, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Stan Lee, Star Wars, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, Thriller
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