Tag Archives: Robert De Niro

Review: The Comeback Trail

Posted on June 8, 2021 by philipbrasor

Boomer entitlement rears its ugly head once again with this overwrought comedy starring three aging A-listers—Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman—who seem predisposed to ruining whatever recent memories we have of them keeping up their end of … Continue reading →

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October 2015 movies

Posted on October 1, 2015 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. Ant-Man That Green Hornet movie with Seth Rogen was a good idea that didn’t work out as planned. Basically … Continue reading →

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January 2014 movies

Posted on December 24, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the January issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Christmas Day. Before Midnight One of the great experiments in the history of film, Richard Linklater’s collaboration with Julie Delpy … Continue reading →

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December 2013 movies

Posted on November 25, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the December issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo today. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is the perfect public figure for the social media … Continue reading →

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November 2013 movies

Posted on October 26, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the November issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last Friday. 2 Guns The Lethal Weapon series has a lot to answer for. Or is it 48 Hours? Either way, … Continue reading →

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The end

Posted on October 27, 2010 by philipbrasor

Seems like a good idea to start with an ending. Yesterday I signed off on my last movie reviews for the Asahi Shimbun/International Herald Tribune, for which I’d written since 1996. This, in fact, is the second time I’ve been … Continue reading →

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