Tag Archives: Samuel L. Jackson

Review: The Fall Guy and The Garfield Movie

Posted on August 16, 2024 by philipbrasor

The stated goal of this action comedy, based loosely on a 1980s TV series, is to get the Motion Picture Academy to inaugurate an Oscar for stunt people, and given that the Academy recently announced it will do such a … Continue reading →

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Review: Argylle

Posted on March 2, 2024 by philipbrasor

It wasn’t until after I had seen Matthew Vaughn’s star-studded secret agent parody that I read the New Yorker feature explaining its premise and how it was conceived as the launch of a franchise—the creation of a hopefully lucrative IP. … Continue reading →

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Review: QT8-The First Eight

Posted on August 12, 2023 by philipbrasor

Though not strictly a hagiography, this thorough explication of the films that Quentin Tarantino made under the auspices of Harvey Weinstein presents America’s most celebrated auteur of the last three decades as a complete success on his own terms and … Continue reading →

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Review: The Protege

Posted on July 3, 2022 by philipbrasor

Though it’s obviously conceived as an action vehicle for Maggie Q, this freelance assassin thriller sports enough of a pedigree to give publicists an easy time with the name recognition: directed by Bond veteran Martin Campbell, written by Equalizer/Expendables scribe … Continue reading →

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