Category Archives: Denzel

The Magnificent Seven 2016 (Review)

Posted on October 21, 2016 by OGR

It is 1879. The town of Rose Creek is on its knees. Already in the midst of the hardest of times, now it is being plundered and ravaged by extremely violent opportunists who will stop at nothing to profit from … Continue reading →

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Devil with a Blue Dress (Review)

Posted on December 8, 2015 by OGR

Devil with a Blue Dress is perfectly well made, perfectly well scripted and exceedingly well acted; it’s just pretty boring… It is 1948 and times are tough. Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is a smart cookie doing it tough due … Continue reading →

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Battle of the 90s Submarine Movies: The Hunt for Red October vs Crimson Tide

Posted on September 12, 2015 by OGR

It’s hard to believe that both of these films were made over twenty years ago. But they were, with Crimson Tide (1995) being legally able to drink this year, and The Hunt for Red October (1990) now a quarter century … Continue reading →

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The Equaliser (Review)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by OGR

Bob (Denzel Washington) has a menial repetitive job with low pay. He bothers no-one and keeps to himself. Sure he chats and is amiable, but in an instantly forgettable way. He’s the quiet guy in the diner eating his usual … Continue reading →

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Heart Condition (Review)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by OGR

Jack Mooney (Bob Hoskins) has lived a life of vice and indulgence. ‘Sometimes’ food has become ‘always’ food, every hour is happy hour and I guess the anti-smoking movement is yet to have an impact on this diminutive stressed out … Continue reading →

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2 Guns (Review)

Posted on October 18, 2013 by OGR

Whenever something comes along to fundamentally change film, it takes a good 15 – 20 years for the real impact to be felt. Sure you get the instant quick-buck rip offs emerging in the wake of any success, when disaster … Continue reading →

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Virtuosity (Review)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by OGR

The central premise of Virtuosity is ridiculous. In the future police are trained in virtual reality situations based versus characters constructed to have the traits and characteristics of real criminals. Actually it doesn’t sound that far fetched, maybe it’s just … Continue reading →

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Flight (Review)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by OGR

Flight captain Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) is an experienced and skilled pilot with many years behind the… Is it sticks? This is especially lucky given the night of debauchery he completed only hours previously, with a spicy cocktail of illicit … Continue reading →

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He Got Game (Review)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by OGR

Everyone loves Jesus. Everyone wants Jesus. Jesus Shuttlesworth is a ‘can’t miss’, ‘sure thing’ future NBA prospect. A young prodigy who seems destined for greatness, fame, fortune and renown on the hardwood even though he hasn’t yet graduated from high … Continue reading →

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The Bone Collector (Review)

Posted on September 24, 2012 by OGR

There are a lot of books about serial killers, and a lot of films based upon them. The effectiveness of films like The Bone Collector is measured in something I have dubbed gaspability. If you are easily surprised or amazed … Continue reading →

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