The Baron of Arizona
Synopsis: In one of his own favorite roles, Vincent Price portrays legendary swindler James Addison Reavis, who, in 1880, concocted an elaborate and dangerous hoax to ascend to the title […]
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Les Dalton
Synopsis: Joe and Averell are the eldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the worst outlaws in Wild West history, whose criminal failures are such that their own mother […]
Lucky Luke (2009)
Synopsis: James Huth helms this live-action adaptation of the long-running Belgian comic book series — first published in the 1940s — that is equal parts homage to and a parody […]
The Fugitive
Synopsis: A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race through this breathless manhunt movie inspired by one classic TV […]
Three Fugitives
Synopsis: Funnyman Martin Short plays an inept, klutzy bank robber who, on his first heist, grabs Nick Nolte as a hostage. Nolte plays a notorious ex-con who is trying to […]
Les Fugitifs
Synopsis: Francis Veber directs this hilarious comedy about Francois (Pierre Richard), a desperate, novice, bumbling bank robber who takes an ex-con hostage during his attempted hold-up. They are both chased […]
Kids
Synopsis: Powerful and passionate, colorful and compelling, Larry Clark’s Kids is 24 frenetic hours in the life of a group of contemporary teenagers who, like all teenagers, believe they are […]
Irredeemable, vol. 6
Irredeemable, vol. 6, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause 8.0 While the last book abruptly ended with a suggestion that much of what had been happening was all in The […]
Irredeemable, vol. 5
Irredeemable, vol. 5, by Mark Waid and Peter Krause 7.75 With this book, Waid offers us a more human and psychological profound than in previous efforts. He digs into The […]
Chew, vol. 1
Chew, vol. 1, by John Layman and Rob Guillory 8.25 I don’t know how this book fell into my lap, but I’m so very glad that it did. It’s a […]
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Synopsis: Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes tells the story of the relationship between the young Arthur Conan Doyle (Charles Edwards, Batman Begins) and his real life mentor […]
RASL, vol. 1
RASL, vol. 1 by Jeff Smith 5.0 I have so very little to say about this book. It’s not necessarily a bad read, but I was bored throughout – so […]
Firecracker
Synopsis: When female karate champion Susanne Carter (Jillian Kesner) goes to the Philippines to look for her sister who has disappeared, she stumbles upon a drug cartel and a tournament […]
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