Feeling very much like a throwback to action-comedies of the 1980’s and 90’s, “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” arrives in theaters as the last of the summer season’s big, mindless entertainments. The movie falls squarely in the long tradition of buddy flicks, pairing two characters who are polar opposites and forcing them to begrudgingly work together to […]
Samuel L. Jackson
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Film review: “The Hateful Eight”
Quentin Tarantino’s latest cinematic cherry bomb, “The Hateful Eight,” has been the subject of spirited debate and dozens of finger-wagging think pieces: Is it misogynistic? Racist? Just wholly reprehensible? I’m a steadfast believer in the idea that depiction doesn’t equal endorsement, but the film is loaded with enough stomach-churning sadism to supply more than enough […]
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“Snakes on a Plane”
Our critic finds surprising humanity in a bunch of motherf**king snakes on a motherf**ing plane
