Tag Archives: Carla Gugino

575 – Sucker Punch (***)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by root

Sucker Punch is really two movies. One is pretty dang impressive, especially from a visual standpoint, and the other is really just mediocre. Combined, they make a half-decent film. It’s one of those movies that looks so good and is … Continue reading →

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439 – Watchmen (***1/2)

Posted on March 3, 2009 by root

An ex-superhero is thrown through a plate glass window, many stories above the city. Was his murder somehow connected to the feared imminent nuclear holocaust between the United States and Russia? Someone seems to want the former do-gooders out of … Continue reading →

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409 – Righteous Kill

Posted on September 28, 2008 by root

After Robert De Niro and Al Pacino costarred in The Godfather, Part II – but didn’t share time onscreen – fans desperately wanted to see the two in another movie together. In 1995, the megastars appeared in Michael Mann’s Heat … Continue reading →

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201 – Sin City

Posted on May 1, 2005 by root

The most striking aspect of Sin City, aside from its amazing cinematography, is that it’s in the wrong medium entirely. Based on a series of graphic novels by Frank Miller, Sin City manages to be both provocative and ridiculous, and … Continue reading →

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