Tag Archives: Russell Crowe

two not so nice guys in a not so nice city (film: The Nice Guys – Shane Black, 2016)

Posted on December 6, 2023 by admin

‘The Nice Guys‘ (2016) is one of the few directorial experiences of Shane Black, best known as the screenwriter of some of the most successful films and especially action comedies of Hollywood in the last 36 years. And here he … Continue reading →

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broken city, messy movie (Film: Broken City – Mark Wahlberg, 2013)

Posted on January 21, 2018 by admin

Sometimes telling the idea or describing the synopsis of the film is much clearer than the feeling that we had while viewing it. This is exactly my feeling about Broken City, a political thriller taking place in the days between … Continue reading →

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ecological and moral dillemas before history begun (Film: Noah – Darren Aronofsky, 2014)

Posted on December 10, 2016 by admin

I have a hard time placing this film. On one side it’s so typically hollywoodish – it’s a super-production with Bible-related content that would make it probably to many Christian films festivals. It’s very conventional in its ecological message and … Continue reading →

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farewell to the good old fashioned journalism (Film: State of Play – Russell Crowe, 2009)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

What a difference three years make when it comes to telling stories and newspapers and journalist. By the time it was made State of the Play took the plot of a BBC series and carried it over the Ocean melding … Continue reading →

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The Impossible Escape (Film: The Next Three Days – Russell Crowe, 2010)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

I had many reasons to be unhappy with this film, yet I ended by being reasonably satisfied with my action movie selection. So what makes The Next Three Days work? It starts as a happy_family_meets_hell film (when the beautiful wife … Continue reading →

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