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‘The Equalizer 2’ Review: Dumb Sequel = Waste of Denzel’s Talents

Jason Gorber — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:00:38 +0000

I half hoped that Denzel Washington’s decision to do his first sequel, teaming up yet again with director Antoine Fuqua, would somehow result in something brilliant. One never knows, we could be treated to a scintillating action-thriller expanding upon the impetus of a quiet, ex-Army Lyft driver who spends his spare time balancing injustice through...

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‘The Magnificent Seven’ (2016) Review: The “Seven” Part Is Accurate

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:00:42 +0000

No one ever asked for a remake of ‘The Magnificent Seven’. Quite apart from the fact that the original movie is a product of its time, the thing was already a remake of ‘Seven Samurai’. Remaking a remake sounds more like a parody of Hollywood unoriginality than a real project. Yet somehow here we are....

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‘Southpaw’ Review: Yep, This Again

Philip Brown — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:00:12 +0000

You know what the world really doesn’t need? Another underdog boxing story. It’s too bad no one bothered to tell Antoine Fuqua and the rest of the people behind ‘Southpaw’, because they’ve gone ahead and remade ‘Rocky’ for the 167,000th time anyway. The only difference with this one is… ummm… to be honest, I don’t...

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‘The Equalizer’ Review: Some Movies Are Less Equal Than Others

Philip Brown — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:00:09 +0000

Much of the hype surrounding ‘The Equalizer’ hinges on the fact that it reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington for the first time since ‘Training Day‘. The trouble is that Fuqua hasn’t made anything resembling a good movie since that, and this is no exception. So, it’s best to put ‘Training Day’ out of...

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The Trailer Park: Equal Horns for Equal Trolls

Luke Hickman — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:00:34 +0000

With the summer movie season now completely out of the way, it’s time to set our gazes on the horizon. Let’s look ahead to see what’s opening between now and the end of October. While the first third of the year before summer is usually slim pickings for moviegoers (although there were some very fun...

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Now Playing: The Second ‘Die Hard’ of 2013

Luke Hickman — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Say what you want about ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’, but I enjoyed it for the big dumb (emphasis on “dumb”) action movie it was. If it left you unsatisfied, yearning more quips, one-liners, profanity and R-rated violence, then you just might consider ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ the ‘Die Hard’ movie that ‘A Good Day’...

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