Movies reviewed in brief: "Machete Kills,†"Romeo & Juliet,†"The Summit,†"The Citizenâ€
Danny Trejo and Demian Bichir in “Machete Kills.†Rated: R for strong bloody violence throughout, language and some sexual content.
Danny Trejo and Demian Bichir in “Machete Kills.†Rated: R for strong bloody violence throughout, language and some sexual content.
It’s bad enough that the DCAU is dominated by Batman and Superman titles. It’s bad enough that they saw fit to do an adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns, surely a graphic novel that needs no wider fan base, while splitting it up into two releases
Highly Recommended Friends have been raving to me about Downton Abbey (2010-present), the British (and partly American-financed) television drama contrasting the lives upper- and servant-class residents of a large manor house in post-Edwardian England. I had been meaning to catch up with it eventually and gradually but, perfect timing, along comes PBS’s release of Downton Abbey: Seasons 1, 2 & 3 …
Writer-Director Guillermo del Toro has created the ultimate giant robot vs. giant monster pic with the fantastic action film “Pacific Rimâ€
(Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet). Warner Home Video ($35.99)
The English-language debut of Niels Arden Oplev (director of the original, Swedish Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), this thriller can never quite decide what it wants to be: brooding, European neo-noir or mindless, Hollywood action schlockbuster. Â Â Â Â
“You have ice in your veins,†maintains Ray Liotta’s New Jersey mobster to a potential enforcer, Richard Kuklinski. Michael Shannon, probably best known for the TV series Boardwalk Empire, and perhaps the most consistently interesting US film actor working at the moment, is convincing as America’s most notorious contract killer, who played the role of an ideal family man, married to a dutiful …
Movies return to the iconic theater this week After 18 months of darkness, the lights at the Senator Theatre will shine again this week.