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“Every day is all we have.” That’s the mantra that Pete (Will Ferrell) has adopted from his late father. It’s been less than a year since his father’s passing, and it’s something he’s not fully over. He hopes this trip to the Alps with wife, Billie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) along with two sons Emerson and Finn […]
Read More Downhill (2020)There’s a difference between getting out and being pushed out. Youngblood Priest (Trevor Jackson) wants the former. He’s risen from the tutelage of the legendary street runner Scatter (Michael K. Williams) to become Atlanta’s top drug dealer. Women who willingly know their place in Priest’s life are on each arm in Georgia (Lex Scott Davis) […]
Read More SuperFly (2018)Do not trust the process. Surgeon Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) can’t have a much better life than he does. Living far away from the mess of inner-city Chicago, he spends his off days being a great father to his daughter, Jordan (Camila Morrone) and a great husband to wife, Lucy (Elisabeth Shue). There’s a lot […]
Read More Death WishWhat happens in the casino, stays in the casino. Las Vegas officer Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) spends a little too much time in the muck of Sin City, seemingly more interested in self-serving than serving and protecting others. Internal Affairs officer Jennifer Bryant (Michelle Monaghan) is dedicated to ridding Vegas of its corruption, and she […]
Read More Sleepless“Passion always wins.” Thirteen years. That’s a lot of time for past events to fade away, or to be played and analyzed over and over again. The latter has occurred for Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor), head of baseball security and former FBI agent. Back in 2002, he and partner Jess (Julia Roberts) worked in the counter-terrorism unit […]
Read More Secret in Their Eyes: Movie Man Jackson“The people you love, they are the only people that can hurt you.” When guys want some solace and away time from their spouses and loved ones, they sometimes go to the golf course. Sometimes they go to a man cave. If they are really well off, they go to a posh upscale loft. Five […]
Read More The Loft: Movie Man Jackson“Who wants the world at their feet?” If you don’t have the magic, try obtaining it by gambling. Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is going through a fairly rough patch in his life. His grandfather has passed away, and he has little to nothing in the process. At least he still has his job. By day, […]
Read More The Gambler: Movie Man Jackson“When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth.” So…this is where Dead Rising takes a good chunk of its inspiration from, huh? In Dawn of the Dead, the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is flipped upside down. After a normal day of work, nurse Ana (Sarah Polley) comes home to spend time with […]
Read More Dawn of the Dead: Movie Man Jackson“I don’t have a lot of time. Which means you don’t have any.” It is often the quiet, unassuming people who end up being the ones you will never see coming. Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is this type of person in The Equalizer. In his elder stage of living, McCall lives a traditional and perhaps even boring […]
Read More The Equalizer: Movie Man Jackson“Sometimes you don’t need to be a rocket scientist. You just need a rocket!” Dystopian Detroit. Criminal exploits. No name thugs. Guns and drugs. These are probably words, phrases, and tags seen before in other movies, and apt descriptors of Brick Mansions. The movie is a remake of 2004’s french title District B13 and stars […]
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