I’m going to get real personal, real quick: I’ve been having a rough time lately. I wasn’t super amped to watch An Officer and a Gentleman, but I’m glad I did. It was one of the most…
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Retrospectives
Let’s Switch Glenn Close and Harrison Ford’s Roles in ‘Air Force One’
by Kali Tuttleby Kali TuttleHarrison Ford is the beloved American President, James Marshall, in Air Force One. Glenn Close plays Vice President Kathryn Bennett who uses all her resources to save the president and his family on the titular plane.…
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Retrospectives
‘The Sum of All Fears’: A Jack Ryan Film Without a Jack Ryan
by Kali Tuttleby Kali TuttleHarrison Ford only starred in two Jack Ryan films — Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger — but he defined the character with those performances. Ryan wasn’t a spring chicken in military intelligence, but he certainly was…
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I only recently saw Black Hawk Down for the first time, but I was well aware of the history behind the film and knew what I was getting into. Despite the minor corniness you get…
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DramaReviews
‘There Is No Evil’: Four Tales of Impossible Choices and the Death Penalty
by Ingridjeby Ingridje2016 will for me always be linked with the death of Abbas Kiarostami, one of my all-time favorite directors and the godfather of Iranian cinema. Luckily, there is still a lot of talent around. There…
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Streaming Action/AdventureStreaming Reviews
‘Outside the Wire’ Loses Itself in Dreary Cyborg Action
by Nick Kushby Nick KushI don’t know about you, but I certainly didn’t go into Outside the Wire expecting it to function as a critique of the U.S. military. Mikael Håfström’s latest operates with the idea that if the military continues…
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HorrorReviews
‘Sputnik’ Orbits Your Ethics in this Solid Creature Feature
by Chris Wagerby Chris WagerSputnik is a perfect example of how to take a premise that has been done almost perfectly in the past and show the audience that there is room for more. Once you look past the…
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The Hunt for Red October has always been a favorite movie of my family. I don’t know what it is about a Soviet commander defecting to the United States in a nuclear submarine that I…
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Retrospectives
‘Three Kings’ Stays Startlingly Relevant 20 Years Later
by Kali Tuttleby Kali TuttleIt has been 20 years since Three Kings (1999) (which should be called Four Kings because there are four main characters, but I digress) came out in theaters, yet it has managed to stay relevant in a time of…
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Like any kid nowadays, I grew up in front of a television. This was no failure of my parents — it was really just the norm of the times (and still is). I also played…
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Nowadays, it seems like every fall has a movie that involves some type of military storyline, and this season is no different. From the writer of American Sniper, Thank You For Your Service is another military movie about…