A cat and mouse thriller, Bethlehem comes to the United States with a complex story that features real places and issues. The film was Israel’s entrant to the Academy Awards and has received much attention when it played at film festivals around the world. Now in theaters the film gives insight into the workings […]
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“Bethlehem” A Complex Suspense Thriller (Foreign Film Review)
March 6th, 2014 
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Tags: Drama, Foreign, Unrated, War 
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“Rise of an Empire” The Greeks Strike Back (Film Review)
March 6th, 2014 John Delia Not all sequels of movies work unless they were a blockbuster, had an unfinished story to tell and had characters that were likeable enough to warrant more screen time. In the case of 300: Rise of an Empire it had an uphill battle to capture all three of the justifications and it comes out […]
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“Non-Stop” A Thriller at 40,000 Feet (Film Review)
February 28th, 2014 John Delia Filled with suspense and edge of your seat thrills, Non-Stop does a good job of keeping the audience off balance to the very end. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra who helmed the horror thriller Orphan combined with notables in lead roles, the film has excellent potential for a good weekend run. If you like your […]
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“Thor: The Dark World” Crushes on Blu-ray (Video Review)
February 25th, 2014 John Delia The gods are with us and they have saw fit to release Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World in a 3D Blu-ray combo that includes a Blu-ray and DVD. The action filled Sci-Fi Fantasy thriller makes its way from the world of Asgard with one of the best sequels of the popular comic book series […]
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“3 Days to Kill” A Spy Thriller (Film Review)
February 20th, 2014 John Delia Emotionally and action charged 3 Days to Kill features a fine cast, direction by McG and top notch cinematography. The CIA thriller follows a script by Luc Beeson who also oversees the movie as producer. Taught drama mixed with tongue in cheek comedy makes for a cool secret agent film that should appeal to […]
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“Robocop” All Action and Thrills (Film Review)
February 14th, 2014 John Delia Although quite predictable, Robocop does entertain. Targeted to the tweens, teens and twenties the movie gets right into the action from the beginning, lags somewhat in the middle then ends with a loud crescendo. My fellow critics may disagree with my assessment, but I did like the film very much. It reminds me of […]
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“Winter’s Tale” A Terminal Romance (Film Review)
February 13th, 2014 John Delia Miracles and Mayhem cloud Winter’s Tale, a romantic saga that’s extremely predictable and falls short on acting. The film tries to be a mystery of sorts and almost achieves its goal, until the devil comes into the picture and from there on the movie slowly falls apart. Laughable at times, the story loses its […]
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