On the one hand, HOFFA is a sprawling epic about the labor battles of the early Twentieth Century, featuring Jack Nicholson in epic, sprawling nose makeup. On the other hand, it has Danny DeVito as Jimmy H’s chief right hand thug — which for all of Danny’s tough-guy persona (and his acting is fine), often [...]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo stands as its own story, and one that belonged more to Blomkvist than Salander. The Girl Who Played With Fire delved into Salander’s backstory, and this final chapter in the Millenium Trilogy is really just a sequel to that part. As a denouement, it lacks the same shock and [...]

I read the book awhile back. In it, a character named Paulo Roberto, who is an ex-boxer, fights with a blond giant who can’t feel pain. He almost wins. He certainly saves another minor character from a gruesome death. It’s one of the true highlights of the book. And one of the highlights of watching [...]

I have a feeling that Unknown may actually not be that good of a movie, but for some reason, Neeson is enthralling in these sort of high-stakes Eurotrips. It’s a great setup. Neeson is knocked unconcious in the opening minutes, is in a coma for a few days, and when he finally wakes up, he [...]