Written by James M. Tate / 2/28/2014 / No comments / action , corey stoll , hijack , julianne moore , liam neeson , mystery , suspense , thriller
LIAM NEESON STARRING IN NON-STOP
year: 2014 rating: ***1/2 There’s an old movie about an airplane hijacking where the villain writes down a warning on the bathroom mirro...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/26/2014 / No comments / 2014 , brooke shields , bruce greenwood , don murray , eighties , romance , shirley knight , tom cruise
BROOKE SHIELDS IN ENDLESS LOVE & ENDLESS LOVE REMAKE
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Written by James M. Tate / 2/24/2014 / 1 Comment / army , bill murray , comedy , eighties , harold ramis , interview , ivan reitman , john candy , pj soles , warren oates
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Written by James M. Tate / 2/22/2014 / No comments / 2014 , action , disaster , emily browning , kiefer sutherland , period piece
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year: 2014 rating: *** It seems like forever since Kiefer Sutherland played a jerk, something he did quite well before beating time on a...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/21/2014 / 2 Comments / 2014 , action , amber heard , hailee steinfeld , kevin costner , luc besson , mcg
KEVIN COSTER IN 3 DAYS TO KILL WITH HAILEE STEINFELD
year: 2014 rating: ***1/2 Grunge music is all the rage, Bill Clinton’s in the White House, the Internet has just begun and Kevin Costner...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/20/2014 / No comments / action , ally sheedy , anita morris , brat pack , david caruso , eighties , judd nelson , neo noir , scott wilson , walter hill
WALTER HILL PRESENTS THE BRAT PACK NOIR OF 'BLUE CITY'
year: 1986 rating: ***1/2 This dark horse Brat Pack outing was up for a few Razzie Awards, but for what exactly? BLUE CITY is actually a...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/19/2014 / 1 Comment / action , anna bjorn , cult , eighties , fantasy , kathleen beller , lee horsley , richard lynch , richard moll
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year: 1982 rating: *** When kids went to CLASH OF THE TITANS and teens to DRAGONSLAYER, grownups ventured into THE SWORD AND THE SORCERE...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/18/2014 / No comments / 2014 , jimmy fallon , TV
FIRST NIGHT OF THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
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Written by James M. Tate / 2/15/2014 / No comments / action , alan ruck , bill paxton , cary elwes , ensemble , helen hunt , interview , jami gertz , michael crichton , nineties , philip seymour hoffman , scott thomson , steven spielberg , thriller
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year: 1996 rating: ***1/2 “It’s really hard to define yourself in this big movie competing with special effects,” actor Scott Thomson, w...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/13/2014 / No comments / 2014 , cop , crime , gary oldman , michael keaton , remake , science-fiction
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year: 2014 rating: ** In 2028 Detroit, crime is rampant. Although, with the exception of one cliché shootout, we never really see how ba...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/12/2014 / No comments / 2014 , computer animated , will ferrell , will forte
LORD HOW BUSINESS IS GOOD FOR THE LEGO MOVIE
year: 2014 rating: *1/2 Only big business Hollywood could get away with naming their new ominous villain Lord Business, or how he makes ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/11/2014 / No comments / shirley temple , susan olsen , tribute
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Written by James M. Tate / 2/10/2014 / No comments / college , comedy , dan monohan , eighties , john hillerman , stephen furst , tim matheson
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