Columns
Friday, February 6 2009
Taken: Daddy Tortures Best
Mill's towering righteousness is just too much for this weak little film, whose only interest is in affirming the white patriarchal prerogative.
Reviews
Tuesday, June 8 2010
In 'From Paris with Love' Dir. Morel's Action Scenes and '90s References are Far From Subtle
Come back to us, Jerry Bruckheimer! From Paris with Love is so fun-minded that it lacks any tension, even in its serious bits.
Friday, February 5 2010
From Paris With Love
If you've seen one of the hundreds of movies like From Paris With Love, you know long before Reese does where he's headed.
Friday, January 30 2009
Taken
The melodramatic set-up takes little time in Pierre Morel's extra-actionated thriller. Almost as soon as Kimmie lands in Paris and neglects to call her father on the super-phone he's provided her, she's punished -- severely.
Friday, June 2 2006
District B13 (2004)
Pierre Morel's film maintains a healthy tension, as Damien believes in 'the law' and Leïto is never convinced of its efficacy or good intentions.
Sunday, January 1 1995
District B13 (2004)
Pierre Morel's film maintains a healthy tension, as Damien believes in 'the law' and Leïto is never convinced of its efficacy or good intentions.
Blogs
Friday, February 5 2010
Travolta is Terrific; 'Paris' is Just Passable
The John Travolta we are introduced to at the beginning of the Pierre Morel's latest Looney Tunes action effort, From Paris With Love, is the…
