Tag Archives: Liam Neeson

revenge in the cold (film: Cold Pursuit – Hans Petter Moland, 2019)

Posted on January 12, 2024 by admin

‘Cold Pursuit‘ (2019) is an American remake of a European film – Norwegian in this case – which was called ‘Kraftidioten’ or ‘In Order of Disappearance’ in the English version. In 90% of cases, American remakes are resounding cinematic failures, … Continue reading →

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unconventional heist movie (Film: Widows – Steve McQueen, 2018)

Posted on January 1, 2019 by admin

It’s a good time for films about women, with strong feminist and me2 messages. Some of these films are made by women, most of them allow wonderful opportunities for actresses to play consistent roles, in a quantity and with a … Continue reading →

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question and answers (Film: Silence – Martin Scorsese, 2016)

Posted on April 13, 2017 by admin

Why is (or was) God silent is a key question for believers. Why was God silent when Christians were prosecuted and died for their religion in the 17th century in Japan? Why was God silent when Jews were prosecuted by … Continue reading →

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talent wasted on an awful story (Film: Chloe – Atom Egoyan, 2009)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin

I am sometimes wondering about the bad choices made by one director or the other, or by one actor or another. When such a gathering of talents like Atom Egoyan – director of  Ararat, Liam Neeson – star of Schindler’s … Continue reading →

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Despite What Critics Say (Film: Unknown – Liam Neeson, 2011)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by admin

I usually rely on the opinions of exquisite movie critics like Robert Ebert or James Berardinelli and it seldom or almost never happens to be in disagreement with one, not to speak both of them. Luckily I usually read critics … Continue reading →

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