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...does not need the histrionics of digitized monsters or the pyrotechnics of world warfare to enrapture an audience. The greatest drama of all can take place on the stage of the human face.As Nixon’s antagonist, Frost, Sheen does an admirable, if overshadowed, job. At the film??s start, he plays the television personality to perfection, sporting an ever-present million-dollar smile. By its end, Sheen reveals a Frost transformed from entertainer to thinker, a man who has come to take himself seriously after confronting serious issues.Sheen and Langella are supported in the film...
...nasty, brutish, and short.” Characters self-inflict tracheometries, saw their arms off, murder their compatriots to survive, and still end up dead. “Punisher: War Zone:” Not only does the protagonist get to realize his sadistic fantasies, but the film??s creators realize their own upon the audience, as they cause it all sorts of pain. As USA Today’s reviewer put it: “At one point, the Punisher is asked who punishes him. The better question for those who made this inane bloodfest...
...like Tom Cruise and the guy who made “Superman Returns” to think that an historical thriller about the assassination plot against Hitler would fill seats come Christmas time. I wonder if it occurred to the coked-up brainstorming team who pushed for the film??s reported $90 million budget that a thriller should evoke something in the neighborhood of suspense. “Do they kill Hitler?” “Does Tom Cruise save Germany and reshape the course of the 20th Century?” “Does...
...left off. The elder Jantzen produced an enduring legacy during his Harvard career, amassing All-American honors three times en route to becoming the Crimson’s first NCAA national champion since 1938. Jesse continues to work with Harvard—attending matches and breaking down film??as Corey looks to forge his own path to NCAA glory...
...Police hated us, and we hated them right back,” Milk says on the tape. The film begins with actual black-and-white footage from the 1970s of anti-gay rioters and police brutality being used to quash gay protests. Van Sant also splices the film??s action with witness interviews about the violence. “All we could hear was screaming, crushing, smashing. It was terrifying,” one man says. This effective juxtaposition not only enhances the film??s plot, but also reminds the viewer of the story?...