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Review of Batman Forever (1995)

By Daryl K (209) on 11 Nov 2012

After 'Batman Returns' frightened children, Warner Bros…

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Review of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

By Daryl K (209) on 10 Nov 2012

A slow, dialog-heavy set-up gives 'The Killing of a Chinese Bookie' the feeling that it's building towards something…

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Review of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

By Daryl K (209) on 10 Nov 2012

Humphrey Bogart was never a conventional leading man, but you have to hand it to him, that at the height of his fame, he was willing to play…

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Review of Catwoman (2004)

By Daryl K (209) on 10 Nov 2012

An embarassment for everyone involved, pretty much, and a textbook example -- along with other gems like 'Batman and Robin' -- of how not to…

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Review of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

By Daryl K (209) on 09 Nov 2012

Classic direction, impressive cast, memorable performances, cool screenplay, sweeping widescreen cinematography & a powerful and haunting score…

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Review of For a Few Dollars More (1965)

By Daryl K (209) on 09 Nov 2012

Top notch actioner and a damn good sequel…

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Review of The Hours (2002)

By Daryl K (209) on 04 Nov 2012

Overwrought, emotional drudgery. Oh, and Nicole Kidman wears a funny nose and won an Oscar for it…

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Review of Godzilla (1998)

By Daryl K (209) on 04 Nov 2012

A drooling mess of a film which has dated, ugly effects, a contrived, bumbling plot and laughable action…

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Review of Road House (1989)

By Daryl K (209) on 03 Nov 2012

Sterling example of a good bad movie. Everything here is soaked in dumb '80s excess, yet it somehow comes together into an entertaining mix…

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Review of The Night of the Hunter (1955)

By Daryl K (209) on 03 Nov 2012

Charles Laughton made 'The Night of the Hunter' with an almost Wellesian hand -- as a piece of pure filmmaking, it's impeccable…

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Review of Blade II (2002)

By Daryl K (209) on 30 Oct 2012

It's a bit of a different flavor from the original, but 'Blade II' benefits from director Guillermo del Toro's imagination and his understanding…

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Review of Blade (1998)

By Daryl K (209) on 30 Oct 2012

Pretty much responsible for kicking off the wave of modern comic book superhero films, which doesn't appear to be ending any time soon…

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Review of The Punisher (2004)

By Daryl K (209) on 29 Oct 2012

The closest to getting this character right on film so far, but that's kind of faint praise…

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Review of Punisher: War Zone (2008)

By Daryl K (209) on 25 Oct 2012

This movie is homage to the old school Punisher comics from wayyyyyy back in the day…

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Review of Smelchak (1919)

By Daryl K (209) on 24 Oct 2012

Again... I love the comics coming to life on screen. It was great to see how amazing the daredevil really is…

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Review of Daredevil (2003)

By Daryl K (209) on 24 Oct 2012

Again... I love the comics coming to life on screen. It was great to see how amazing the daredevil really is…

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Review of Damsels in Distress (2012)

By Daryl K (209) on 19 Oct 2012

High on the quirk factor, even for Whit Stillman, 'Damsels in Distress' depicts some alternate universe college life where the jocks are so…

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Review of I Am Number Four (2011)

By Daryl K (209) on 17 Oct 2012

Completely forgettable, yet not that bad...I can't remember. OK, yes this is quite stupid…

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Review of Tank Girl (1995)

By Daryl K (209) on 03 Oct 2012

Tank Girl contains way too many inappropriate jokes, which could have worked if they had been funny, but the movie is mostly nonsensical and…

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Review of Real Steel (2011)

By Daryl K (209) on 15 Sep 2012

Entertaining mix of a father/son bonding story and Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots…

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