It’s a knock down drag out fight to the finish in The Raid 2: Berandal a chopsocky film that unleashes nearly every known hand-to-hand fighting method in a period of two and a half hours. The action crime film takes the viewer on a gut wrenching ride reminiscent of Jet Li in The Enforcer. […]
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“Raid 2” An Action Packed Crime War (Foreign Film Review)
April 10th, 2014 
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“Stranded” is Story Challenged
July 26th, 2013 John Delia This science fiction thriller starts out well, but burns and crashes when it goes to a familiar place. Although Stranded does have some good actors and the sets are pretty cool, it’s the recognizable story that makes it a copy cat. However, if you like films about a stranded group of astronauts that get […]
A Brilliant Portrayal “Fruitvale Station” (Film Review)
July 25th, 2013 John Delia The true story of an incident that boggles the mind called Fruitvale Station makes a bleak statement on the excessive power of America’s police. Actual footage of the rancor that took place on New Year’s Eve 2008 in Oakland, California gives testimony to a growing problem that should be universally addressed in all phases […]
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MUD, An Obsessive Love Story (Film Review)
April 25th, 2013 John Delia It’s time for Matthew McConaughey to step up and do what he does best and in Mud he nails the role. The cool little Indie has all the trappings of a good film including, a taught plot, good direction and a couple of kids that can act to boot. If you like movies that […]
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Spring Breakers, a Bikini “Bust” (Film Review)
March 22nd, 2013 John Delia Glitz, glamor, gross, guns, and gratuitous nudity, violence, drugs and sex, that’s the sum of the new film Spring Breakers in theaters this weekend. While they bill the film as a comedy, there’s not much of that and as for drama the acting’s so poor it’s more laughable than tragic. I will say that […]
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Gangster Squad, Takes on the Mob in LA (Film Review)
January 11th, 2013 John Delia Los Angeles relives it’s gritty past in this fictional account of a real mob boss in Gangster Squad. The violent crime film has an exceptional A-list cast with creative sets, period costumes and props that resemble the era, but the lifeless storyline just doesn’t do it for me. The script with its over indulgence […]
Jack Reacher, an Edgy Mystery Thriller (Film Review)
December 20th, 2012 John Delia Back again in a taught mystery drama, the ever popular Tom Cruise takes on the Lee Child novel “One Shot” in the title role of Jack Reacher. Expecting a bold action thriller, slow moving suspense filled Jack Reacher doesn’t come near the entertainment of Cruse’s action filled bread and butter Mission Impossible franchise. While […]
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