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All posts by Dylan Moses Griffin
Paternal Instincts: 5 “Dad Action” Films That Came in the Wake of “Taken”
When Taken made Liam Neeson a bankable action star at the prime age of 56, it not only reinvigorated the geriaction genre, but also sparked a new trend of action films that I’m going to dub “dad action.” All these films revolve around dads who can kick ass, bu...
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Remembering Takao Saito and The Castle Attack in Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran”
Takao Saito, the extraordinary cinematographer on many of Akira Kurosawa’s films, passed on Dec 6th of 2014 at the age of 85. One of my personal goals this year was to finally catch up on some of Kurosawa’s work, so just a few weeks ago I watched Ran for the f...
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Definitive Geriaction Stars Past, Present, and Future
Liam Neeson has one of the strangest career arcs I’ve ever witnessed. Up until 2008, he was a highly regarded actor who typically appeared in dramatic and important fare. Then, at the ripe age of 56, with one swift neck snap in Taken, he became Hollywood’s mos...
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Christmas is Ruined: Sony Pulls “The Interview ” From Christmas Release Date
One of the things I was most looking forward to this Christmas was going to the movies. The Interview was going to be one of the movies I saw that day, but Sony has just decided to pull the movie from its release date following several theater chains deciding ...
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Jake Gyllenhaal Can Lift in First “Southpaw” Image, Bro
Jake Gyllenhaal is on a roll. We got a terrific performance in End of Watch, saw him pull off double duty with Enemy, gave my favorite performance of last year in Prisoners, and repeated with what will likely be my favorite performance as Lou Bloom in Nightcra...
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Channing Tatum Won’t Stop, Plans to Co-Direct “Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock”
Channing Tatum is a fire you can't put out, and you don't want to either. He's so hot right now. It's weird to think that a few years ago I had no regard for the Chan-man, and here we are in 2014 and he's an actor that I'm a big fan of, and also one who may ge...
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First Look at Patrick Stewart as a Skinhead in Jeremy Saulnier’s “Green Room”
Jeremy Saulnier's Blue Ruin is one of my favorite films of this year, so naturally I'm very eager to see his followup. His next film, Green Room, follows a group of young punk rockers who find themselves fighting for their lives in a secluded venue against a g...
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You Can Relax, Universal Expects At Least 3 More “Fast & Furious” Films
Usually when a studio announces three more films of something, and especially when that means stretching a franchise to ten films, that's usually bad news. This isn't though. This is great news. Why? Because the Fast & Furious franchise is the most excitin...
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“Toy Story 4” Is Coming Because Nothing Is Sacred
It feels like it might be too easy and knee-jerk reactionary to trash on this bit of news, but come, how can I not? Sometimes the low-hanging fruit is the tastiest. It's like the greedy and dark side of franchise filmmaking has finally made its way to my entir...
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First “Furious 7” Trailer Will Make All Your Dreams Come True
Today saw the release of the much anticipated Furious 7 trailer. Unfortunately I was at work when it was released, so I spent the whole day looking at the clock waiting for my shift to end. I was this close to calling my boss this morning and telling him I cou...
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