2012-05-19 23:42:24

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- Check and Mate

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — Check and Mate

Like the John Le Carre on which Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is based we are introduced to the story media res as Control (John Hurt) advises “Trust no one Jim, ...

Villains, Villains Everywhere, but Not a Plot in Sight

Villains, Villains Everywhere, but Not a Plot in Sight

Remember when the troika of Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), and Bane (Jeep Swenson) led their villainous charge across the screen in Batman and Robin, the final ...

Preview Review: Red Riding Hood – Xenophobia and Cynophobia ... Maybe

Preview Review: Red Riding Hood – Xenophobia and Cynophobia … Maybe

While my first instinct is to avoid analyzing a trailer to uncover the potential validity of the new Amanda Seyfried reincarnation of Red Riding Hood, something holds me back from ...

The Book of Eli -- Thank God I'm an Agnostic

The Book of Eli — Thank God I’m an Agnostic

The power of disasters and the potential of an apocalypse fascinate movie goers, usually during times of strife or near the end of a decade.  In the eighties, forty-six movies ...