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Mighty Joe Young (1998) – Review

May 1, 2018July 3, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Bill Paxton, charlize theron, David Paymer, Mighty Joe Young, Naveen Andrews, Rade Serbedzija, Regina King, Ron Underwood, Walt Disney Pictures

Mighty Joe Young is a total surprise to anyone expecting a light-hearted, soft, kid-centric retelling of the 1949 film. Even

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Vertical Limit (2000) – Review

August 13, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2000, Bill Paxton, chris o'donnell, Izabella Scorupco, martin campbell, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Stuart Wilson, Temuera Morrison, Vertical Limit

I initially saw Vertical Limit in the theaters during the winter of 2000. I can’t decide if the movie played

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2 Guns (2013) – Review

June 13, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2 guns, 2013, Baltasar Kormákur, Bill Paxton, Denzel Washington, Edward James Olmos, james marsden, mark wahlberg, paula patton, Robert John Burke

2 Guns is a shot of adrenaline in the deary late summer months of cinema-going. The script is quick-witted and

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) – Review

August 18, 2014 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment 2014, aliens, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher McQuarrie, Edge of Tomorrow, Emily Blunt, Groundhog's Day, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, starship troopers, tom cruise, total recall

Tom Cruise’s remarkable career resiliency over the course of three decades is a staggering achievement, that fortitude and gung-ho temperament

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Haywire (2011) – Review

March 21, 2013March 21, 2013 Jason Rugaard 2 Comments 2011, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, channing tatum, Ewan McGregor, gina carano, haywire, Lem Dobbs, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Out of Sight, Paul Greengrass, Sasha Grey, Solaris, steven soderbergh, the american, The Girlfriend Experience

Haywire plays like Steven Soderbergh’s cinematic answer to Paul Greengrass’s Bourne films. As if the Oscar-winning Soderbergh felt he needed

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Top Five Best Matthew McConaughey Movies

November 15, 2012November 30, 2012 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment A Time to Kill, anthony mackie, Bill Paxton, David Strathairn, Donald Sutherland, Harvey Keitel, ian mcshane, January Jones, Jon Bon Jovi, kiefer sutherland, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, marisa tomei, Matthew Fox, penelope cruz, Ryan Phillippe, sahara, samuel l. jackson, sandra bullock, Steve Zahn, the lincoln lawyer, U-571, We Are Marshall, William H. Macy

This is my list of the top five best Matthew McConaughey movies. McConaughey has been a proven draw at the

Next of Kin (1989) – Review

August 29, 2012 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1989, adam baldwin, Andreas Katsulas, ben stiller, Bill Paxton, helen hunt, John Irvin, liam neeson, Next of Kin, patrick swayze, road house, Ted Levine

Next of Kin has the feel of a forgotten Steven Seagal picture. It has all the usual motifs that accompany