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Review by Loc
Before the pretty neon glow suits and CGI there was the old-school arcade game. Tron was one of those quarter munchers that you loved, four mini-games that had the odds stacked against you in a weird computer world. Killing robot spiders to get into a cone of light, a block buster game where [...]
Review by Loc
Westerns are always en vogue. It’s the execution that actually determines whether its manly enough to warrant praise. Sometimes, you take the serious route and you get Unforgiven. Sometimes, you do the Hollywood thing and get Tombstone. Sometimes, you add humor and get Shanghai Noon. Whatever the case, you get dust, horses, and [...]
Review by Loc
To remember the good old days, when action movies were jingoistic and Tom Cruise was a fighter pilot. There’s little better than watching Maverick blow up some unnamed Commie basterds while playing volleyball against a prebloated Val Kilmer. Since then, action flicks have become more “realistic” and politically ambivalent and Cruise has become [...]
Review by Loc
They say Angelina Jolie needs to do action flicks for her own enjoyment. After churning out a couple of dramatic pieces, she’ll get antsy and take on a physical role just to get her blood running again. Now, this may all be marketing or PR, and really, it doesn’t matter. What matters is [...]
Review by Loc
It will never fail to reappear: the heart-warming high school comedy. The legendary John Hughes perfected the formula with 80s classics like 16 Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Since that time, you’ve had more updated takes that fail to warrant remembering. Flicks like American Pie and Superbad treaded closer [...]
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