Tag Archives: Barry Pepper

Movie Review: ‘The Lone Ranger’

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Nat Almirall

Late in the movie there’s a scene where a child is playing with a toy train set. As the little model ’rounds the corner, the boy pushes the accelerator, and the toy derails, crashing onto the floor. The railroad owner, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Broken City’

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Nat Almirall

Broken City is no Chinatown. It takes many of the 1974 Polanski classic’s basic elements – both protagonists are private eyes who used to be cops and specialize in extramarital affairs. Both get involved in schemes to bilk to poor … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Flags of Our Fathers’

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is Clint Eastwood’s World War II masterpiece Flags of Our Fathers that depicts the famous flag raising on Mt. Suribachi on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima. The film stars Ryan Phillippe (Navy Corpman 2nd class John … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘True Grit’

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

If the noontime opening day crowd for True Grit is any indication of how this film will do at the box office, I think I can safely predict a couple of things. First, seasoned citizens, like myself, who saw the … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘True Grit’

Posted on December 22, 2010 by The Flickcast

By Jarrett Mellenbruch Just go ahead and give Mattie Ross whatever it is she demands. Trying to bargain with this 14 year old , played by Hailee Steinfeld, will eventually leave you weakened and bewildered. Her relentless pursuit of justice … Continue reading →

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Activision Reveals ‘Prototype 2′

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Our friends at Activision and Radical Entertainment are back with a sequel to their best-selling game of 2009: Prototype. This new game, currently called Prototype 2, is currently in development and to kick things off we’ve got the first reveal … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Saving Private Ryan’

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes Steven Spielberg’s epic Saving Private Ryan (1998) which tells the story of an eight man rifle squad which is chosen to find and safely bring back Pvt. Ryan after it is discovered that his three older … Continue reading →

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