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Glass (2019) – Review

January 14, 2021December 24, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Anya Taylor-Joy, bruce willis, Glass, james mcavoy, M. Night Shyamalan, samuel l. jackson, Sarah Paulson

M. Night Shyamalan’s impromptu trilogy (spanning 19 years) comes to a satisfying conclusion in Glass. The story that began with

Action Reviews

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) – Review

July 15, 2018July 16, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, brian cox, Craig Bierko, David Morse, Geena Davis, Patrick Malahide, renny harlin, samuel l. jackson, The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Long Kiss Goodnight is a frustrating viewing experience because it constantly flirts with becoming a better movie than it

Drama

Trees Lounge (1996) – Review

May 8, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Anthony Lapaglia, Carol Kane, Chloe Sevigny, Daniel Baldwin, Debi Mazar, Elizabeth Bracco, Eszter Balint, Mark Boone Junior, Mimi Rogers, samuel l. jackson, Seymour Cassel, Tree's Lounge

Tree’s Lounge is an affecting low-key slice-of-life drama about an aimless alcoholic’s daily existence and the other creatures of habit

Action Reviews

xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) – Review

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2017, D.J. Caruso, Deepika Padukone, donnie yen, Kris Wu, Nina Dobrev, Ruby Rose, samuel l. jackson, Toni Collette, Tony Jaa, vin diesel, xXx: Return of Xander Cage

xXx: Return of Xander Cage is a lively and largely entertaining picture with the exception of a clunky opening ten

Drama Reviews

A Time to Kill (1996) – Review

July 24, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, A Time to Kill, Ashley Judd, Brenda Fricker, Charles S Dutton, Donald Sutherland, joel schumacher, kevin spacey, Matthew McConaughey, Oliver Platt, Patrick McGoohan, samuel l. jackson, sandra bullock

We used to go to the movies, and watch stories about people confronted with relatable obstacles or problems. Today, it’s

Comedy Featured Reviews

The Great White Hype (1996) – Review

May 6, 2017May 12, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, Cheech Marin, Corbin Bernsen, Damon Wayans, jamie foxx, jeff goldblum, Jon Lovitz, peter berg, Reginald Hudlin, samuel l. jackson, the great white hype

The Great White Hype is an often hilarious comedy about the racial warfare that lies underneath the surface of professional

Action Family Featured Reviews

The Legend of Tarzan (2016) – Review

August 1, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, alexander skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent, Margot Robbie, samuel l. jackson, The Legend of Tarzan

I think we can all agree that Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan literary hero is an inherently silly creation. Concocted as

Action Featured Reviews

Big Game (2014) – Review

March 14, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2014, Big Game, Felicity Huffman, Jalmari Helander, Jim Broadbent, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, samuel l. jackson, Ted Levine, Victor Garber

If Steven Spielberg ever produced a Renny Harlin film the result would, presumably, resemble the 2014 finnish film Big Game.

Drama Featured Reviews

The Hateful Eight (2015) – Review

January 7, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2015, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, Jennifer Jason Leigh, kurt russell, michael madsen, quentin tarantino, samuel l. jackson, The Hateful Eight, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, western, Westerns

Each Quentin Tarantino film is such a unique movie-going experience that any new entry is guaranteed to be greeted with

Horror Reviews SciFi

Sphere (1998) – Review

October 16, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, dustin hoffman, Liev Schreiber, Peter Coyote, queen latifah, samuel l. jackson, Sharon Stone, Sphere

Sphere is a pedestrian retelling of Solaris, lacking any of the poetry or tranquil beauty of the original or 2002

Action Family Featured Reviews SciFi

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) – Review

August 26, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2015, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, anthony mackie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, chris evans, Chris Hemsworth, Cobie Smulders, don cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, James Spader, jeremy renner, joss whedon, mark ruffalo, Paul Bettany, robert downey jr, samuel l. jackson, scarlett johansson, Stellan Skarsgård

Avengers: Age of Ultron grossed over $450 million at the domestic box office this summer. Yet, it somehow feels as

Action Comedy Featured Reviews

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) – Review

June 1, 2015June 15, 2015 Jason Rugaard 1 Comment 2015, Colin Firth, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Mark Strong, matthew vaughn, michael caine, samuel l. jackson, Taron Egerton

Matthew Vaughn’s violent, humorous, and loving ode to the Bond films of years’ past is the most enjoyable time I’ve

Action Family Reviews

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) – Review

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2014, anthony mackie, captain america, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, chris evans, Frank Grillo, Georges St. Pierre, iron man, Robert Redford, samuel l. jackson, scarlett johansson, Sebastian Stan, the avengers

Marvel studio’s latest product is the anticipated sequel to Captain America. This second installment is darker and more topical than

Action Reviews SciFi

RoboCop (2014) – Review

February 20, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2014, Abbie Cornish, Gary Oldman, jackie earle haley, jay baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, Joel Kinnaman, José Padilha, Michael K. Williams, Michael Keaton, robocop, samuel l. jackson

The self-important and over-long reboot of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi hit is a big letdown. It starts promisingly with a

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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

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