Showing posts with label Anna Paquin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anna Paquin. Show all posts
Friday, March 13, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
The Irishman (2019)
A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
A return to form for Martin Scorsese (and for both Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci as well) once again intensely analyzing mob mentality, but with mature mastery and a more subtle and at times even humorous approach and, nonetheless, with great emotional power.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Sunday, August 20, 2017
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Visually pleasing and action-ridden installment in the X-Men series is unfortunately over-populated with mutants and stuffed with so many sub-plots that it's difficult to comprehend the individual intentions and rivalries.
Maltin***: "Provocative idea is overcome at times by visual bombast, but the ticking-clock structure works well. New mutants in the future segments don't get much to do;..Not quite a bull's-eye, but still highly watchable for devoted fans, who will also cheer a handful of cameos."
Monday, May 2, 2016
Thursday, January 1, 2015
X-Men (2000)
Two mutants come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
OK adaptation of a comics classic is slow-paced, has good emphasis on atmosphere and style and surprisingly doesn't overdo it with the action sequences.
Halliwell (no star): "Stylish comicbook action movie that is one of the few to suggest that some inteeligence is involved, though its attempt to find a connection between its mutants and the Jewish victims of the concentration camps is ill-judged."
Maltin***: "Long on razzle-dazzle, fun to watch, though some energy is sapped away by the climax."
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Darkness (2002)
A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.
Although it has some atmosphere and an unusually star-spangled cast, this is still standard spooky fare with an incoherent story to match.
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