This is not necessarily a unique look at issues along the southern border, but it is by far one of the most intense films to deal with the complicated relationships fueling the drug war. The gas pedal is kept at least half-way to the floor throughout the entire two-hour runtime. The extended action scenes then […]
Dagger Movie Night: Edge of Tomorrow — “Cruise Sells This Premise Better Than Any Other Actor Could”
“God almighty, in a few short hours we will be in battle with the enemy. We do not join battle afraid. We do not ask favors or indulgence but ask that, if You will, use us as Your instrument for the right and an aid in returning peace to the world. We do not know […]
Dagger Movie Night: “The Adjustment Bureau”
Sometime in the last year, Matt Damon developed a love for faux-philosophical films with religious overtones. Obviously he has forgotten the words of his friend, Ben Affleck: “What’ve I been telling you? You gotta do the safe picture. Then you can do the art picture. And sometimes, you have to go back to the well.” […]