Photo Play – The Punisher (1989)
by HELEN GEIB
The Photo Play theme for March is… a tribute to the bulletproof vest
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Last Week: Hit Team (2001)
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Photo Play – Hit Team (2001)
by HELEN GEIB
The Photo Play theme for March is… a tribute to the bulletproof vest
Photo Play – Thunderball (1965)
by HELEN GEIB
The Photo Play theme for February is… the fate of the series was in their hands
Photo Play – Goldfinger (1964)
by HELEN GEIB
The Photo Play theme for February is… the fate of the series was in their hands
Photo Play – From Russia with Love (1963)
by HELEN GEIB
The Photo Play theme for February is… the fate of the series was in their hands
Photo Play – Dr. No (1962)
by HELEN GEIB
The Photo Play theme for February is… the fate of the series was in their hands
On DVD/Blu-ray – Review: Dredd (2012)
by NIR SHALEV
Who would have thought that the best comic book film adaptation of 2012 would be of Judge Dredd? The character first appeared in 1977 and even though the dreadful (pun intended) Sylvester Stallone vehicle exists, the character still remains relatively unknown across the globe. But after watching this South African/UK co-production, I have a feeling that Dredd will be making a big comeback, and soon. Read more 
Capsule Movie Review – Taken 2 (2012)
by HELEN GEIB
Luc Besson is listed as a co-screenwriter on Taken 2 but I don’t believe it. Now, the “based on characters created by” credit is okay. The story is a direct continuation of Taken (2009), as the paterfamilias of the Albanian crime gang that kidnapped Kim seeks revenge on Bryan Mills (Liam Nesson, bringing his A game again), using Kim (Maggie Grace) and her mom (Famke Janssen) as leverage. The producer credit is fine too. Filming on-location on the streets of a great capital is a Besson calling card; often Paris like in the first movie, this time Istanbul. Read more
Capsule Movie Review – The Expendables 2 (2012)
by HELEN GEIB
Stallone and Van Damme engage in a fight to the death to avenge a murdered comrade, Schwarzenegger and Willis do a bad Hope and Crosby routine during a video game-style shooting spree, and the camera cuts to the rest of the guys a few times to remind us they’re in the movie. It’s bad when the big action finale is the low point of the movie, it’s worse when it’s representative of the whole. Read more
Capsule Movie Review – Premium Rush (2012)
by HELEN GEIB
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays an adrenaline junkie NYC bike messenger and Michael Shannon is a gambling addicted cop after the goods in the slight, but enjoyable actioner Premium Rush. Read more
