Narc (2002, Joe Carnahan) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 26, 2019
In addition to starring in Narc, Ray Liotta also produced, which makes sense because the film gives him a great part. Narc is about disgraced ex-cop Jason Patric getting back on the job because the department (Detroit, with Toronto standing in but never noticeably) has a dead cop and they need a fr read more
Narc (2002, Joe Carnahan) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 26, 2019
In addition to starring in Narc, Ray Liotta also produced, which makes sense because the film gives him a great part. Narc is about disgraced ex-cop Jason Patric getting back on the job because the department (Detroit, with Toronto standing in but never noticeably) has a dead cop and they need a fr read more
Dreck’s not an adjective
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 24, 2019
It’s been a week since my last Visual Reflux post. Soft renovating the garage to make it a cat paradise takes up a lot of time, even if it doesn’t take up a lot of mental space. I also sort of forgot where I was going with VR after my last post; I went from a post about all the blogathons I’ve read more
The Swindlers (2017, Jang Chang-won) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 23, 2019
The Swindlers is all about being all about the con movie. No one in the film is meant to be trusted, though some of the characters are more sympathetic than others. The film is full of twists—the titular Swindlers aren’t a well-functioning unit, but a collection of blackmailed con artists and read more
The Swindlers (2017, Jang Chang-won) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 23, 2019
The Swindlers is all about being all about the con movie. No one in the film is meant to be trusted, though some of the characters are more sympathetic than others. The film is full of twists—the titular Swindlers aren’t a well-functioning unit, but a collection of blackmailed con artists and read more
The Swindlers (2017, Jang Chang-won) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 23, 2019
The Swindlers is all about being all about the con movie. No one in the film is meant to be trusted, though some of the characters are more sympathetic than others. The film is full of twists—the titular Swindlers aren’t a well-functioning unit, but a collection of blackmailed con artists and read more
The Swindlers (2017, Jang Chang-won) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 23, 2019
The Swindlers is all about being all about the con movie. No one in the film is meant to be trusted, though some of the characters are more sympathetic than others. The film is full of twists—the titular Swindlers aren’t a well-functioning unit, but a collection of blackmailed con artists and read more
The Punisher #18, Mother Russia, Part 6 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 23, 2019
It’s a perfect comic. There’s no big Punisher action, no rampant gun porn, just high levels of espionage action as Frank figures out how they’re going to escape the missile silo as he delivers on his threat to fire nukes on Moscow. Meanwhile the Russian general’s reaction scene is another beauty read more
The Punisher #17, Mother Russia, Part 5 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 22, 2019
And here’s the issue where Ennis goes for the heartstrings. Frank’s got to save the little girl, which ends up being a fantastic sequence. The issue opens with the hijacked airliner getting shot down; the response to it, both from the Russian general and Fury, are the B plot for the issue. Frank’s read more
Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 21, 2019
Sumptuous is unfortunately not the right word to describe Body Heat. I wish it were because sumptuous just sounds hot, temperature-wise. And Body Heat is all about heat. It takes place in during a very hot Florida summer, its cast dripping with sweat, constantly in search of a cool breeze or a cool read more
Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 21, 2019
Sumptuous is unfortunately not the right word to describe Body Heat. I wish it were because sumptuous just sounds hot, temperature-wise. And Body Heat is all about heat. It takes place in during a very hot Florida summer, its cast dripping with sweat, constantly in search of a cool breeze or a cool read more
Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 21, 2019
Sumptuous is unfortunately not the right word to describe Body Heat. I wish it were because sumptuous just sounds hot, temperature-wise. And Body Heat is all about heat. It takes place in during a very hot Florida summer, its cast dripping with sweat, constantly in search of a cool breeze or a cool read more
Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 21, 2019
Sumptuous is unfortunately not the right word to describe Body Heat. I wish it were because sumptuous just sounds hot, temperature-wise. And Body Heat is all about heat. It takes place in during a very hot Florida summer, its cast dripping with sweat, constantly in search of a cool breeze or a cool read more
The Reckless Moment (1949, Max Ophüls) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 19, 2019
The Reckless Moment is self-indulgent. But in a remarkable way. A remarkable and good way. Director Ophüls and star Joan Bennett both find a way to get at the core of the story, which is a very limited character study of Bennett. The film is occasionally fantastic and sensational—though never melod read more
The Reckless Moment (1949, Max Ophüls) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 19, 2019
The Reckless Moment is self-indulgent. But in a remarkable way. A remarkable and good way. Director Ophüls and star Joan Bennett both find a way to get at the core of the story, which is a very limited character study of Bennett. The film is occasionally fantastic and sensational—though never melod read more
The Reckless Moment (1949, Max Ophüls) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 19, 2019
The Reckless Moment is self-indulgent. But in a remarkable way. A remarkable and good way. Director Ophüls and star Joan Bennett both find a way to get at the core of the story, which is a very limited character study of Bennett. The film is occasionally fantastic and sensational—though never melod read more
The Reckless Moment (1949, Max Ophüls) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 19, 2019
The Reckless Moment is self-indulgent. But in a remarkable way. A remarkable and good way. Director Ophüls and star Joan Bennett both find a way to get at the core of the story, which is a very limited character study of Bennett. The film is occasionally fantastic and sensational—though never melod read more
The Punisher #16, Mother Russia, Part 4 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 18, 2019
Just over halfway through the arc and Ennis does a bridging issue. It’s an all-action bridging issue, but a bridging issue. We find out exactly what the U.S.-funded terrorists on the plane are going to do, we find out what the Russian general’s little henchman is capable of doing, we get some groun read more
The Punisher #15, Mother Russia, Part 3 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 17, 2019
The first page of the issue introduces the latest cast addition—six-year old Galina Stenkov. She’s in a nuclear missile silo with mean doctors trying to get her blood out so they can have the super-weapon. And then in walks Frank. Ennis interrupts their introduction with a one page check-in to the read more
The Punisher #14, Mother Russia, Part 2 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 16, 2019
There’s so much Frank narration this issue. So much. It’s wonderful. Ennis is able to use the narration for some exposition, some texture, some humor. Not a lot of humor. He’s got Nick Fury around for humor. Frank’s narration humor is dryer; though maybe not more cynical than Fury’s. It’s read more