There’s a deceptive gravitas to the British vigilante thriller Harry Brown that some are bound to mistake for class—
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Harry Brown
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Multiple Sarcasms
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010When the movie arrives with a title as awful as Multiple Sarcasms, that’s more like a red bed-sheet—king-sized and flapping on the clothesline.
OSS 117
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010While Michel Hazanavicius’ OSS 117 movies most directly satire a staggeringly lengthy series of French novels—and their super-spy protagonist, who predated James Bond by a few years
Iron Man 2
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010The primary challenge for all blockbuster franchises is to be big yet fleet. Iron Man is as good a model as any, thanks largely to Robert Downey Jr.’s flamboyantly narcissistic Tony Stark, plus
Tombstone
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010The early ’90s saw the release of two films revisiting the story of Wyatt Earp, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp, with the latter looking far more likely to win crowds, draw plaudits, and withstand the test of time.