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The Man with the Iron Fists 2012
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It’s no exaggeration to say that martial arts movies have informed The RZA’s entire professional career, with his work with The Wu-Tang Clan, his solo projects, and his soundtracks for folks like Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino all displaying a pure and abiding love for the genre. (His commentary track on the DVD of the classic 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN is a profoundly geeky thing of beauty.) THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, in which RZA directs,…
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Skyfall 2012
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For longtime viewers of the James Bond films, one of the larger pleasures of the series -- aside from the eternally awesome jetpacks and ejector seats -- has been watching it adapt itself to the times, scooting its unflappable central character past the Cold War to the Disco Age to beyond the Millenium seemingly without breaking a sweat. SKYFALL, Daniel Craig’s 3rd turn in the tux, lands itself firmly in the utmost tier of the franchise, delivering…
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No Escape 1994
Not quite as good as I remembered (although to be honest, all I really remembered was the still way-cool opening shot), with a mild case of mid-act bloat, pontificating when it should be getting down to the nitty-gritty. (Also, presence of Kevin Dillon.) Still, even basic Campbell is fun to watch, and he gets a few good sequences off here that hint at the better things to come. Fave bit: POV shot of a guy sliding down a vine directly above a sprinting Ray Liotta. Why doesn’t anyone other than Campbell hire Stuart Wilson, anyway?
