Two of Jules Verne’s novels, Clipper of the Clouds (aka Robur, the Conqueror) and Master of the World, are here combined by superlative screenwriter Richard Matheson into a heroic, if decidedly old-fashioned, screen adventure. Master of the World (1961) spotlights […]
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Hit & Run (2012) ☆ ☆ 1/2
The worst aspect about this movie is probably its title, which is so generic that it is meaningless, and not memorable at all. And I’m not sure that Tom Arnold is very good as a sweaty federal marshal, but no […]
Continue reading »Lawless (2012) ☆ 1/2
Usually when a movie is “based on a true story,” as Lawless is purported to be, it piques my interest. Fictionalizations of actual events often induce me to learn more about the situation in question. However, because of the relentless unpleasantness […]
Continue reading »Hope Springs (2012) ☆ ☆ 1/2
First, let me state that Hope Springs is the type of movie that Hollywood should make more often. It is a movie about people and their very real emotions, contains no high concept, and provides a nice role for our finest […]
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