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‘Gladiator II’ Movie Review

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I watched the original, Best Picture Oscar-winning “Gladiator” for the first time a few months ago to get ready for director Ridley Scott’s sequel, and I’m so glad I did. Even though it takes place 16 years later, “Gladiator II” is a pretty direct follow-up. The parallels to the first film and the story beats, […]
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Some of My Favorite Denzel Washington Performances

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Denzel Washington is one of the most respected actors of our time. He’s best known for powerhouse dramas… and as Robert McCall in a certain action series that’s releasing a third and final installment at the end of this summer. “The Equalizer 3” opens September 1st. And while Washington very likely won’t be able to […]
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‘Fences’ Review

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“Fences” began as a 1983 stage play, written by August Wilson. The play was revived in 2010, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis as husband and wife Troy and Rose Maxon, dealing with their challenging family dynamics in 1950’s Pittsburgh. Both earned Tony Awards, as did the play (Best Revival). For this film version (directed […]
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‘The Magnificent Seven’ Movie Review

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In Director Antoine Fuqua’s modern vision to a classic story, the desperate townspeople of Rose Creek employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns after the town falls under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven […]
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‘The Magnificent Seven’ Review

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When done right, modern attempts at the Western can rise above ordinary standards. A couple recent examples: 2010’s “True Grit” and last year’s “The Revenant”. Director Antoine Fuqua’s remake / re-imagining / re-do / re-shoot-em-up of 1960’s “The Magnificent Seven” has the feel and flavor of a “classic” Western, maybe more so than any other […]
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Denzel’s “Magnificent” Seven

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To coincide with the release of “The Magnificent Seven” this weekend, here’s my list of the seven most influential films of Denzel Washington’s career: “GLORY” (1989) – Academy Award No. 1 came for Washington’s supporting role in the Civil War drama co-starring Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freeman. “MALCOLM X” (1992) – Washington played the legendary […]
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‘The Equalizer’ Review

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Two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington re-teams with “Training Day” director Antoine Fuqua to bring the 80s TV series “The Equalizer” to the big screen. It’s an action film with such over-the-top and unpredictable violence that it’s hard to imagine this version will ever make it onto broadcast TV. Sony is clearly counting on “The […]
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