Tag: Vanessa Kirby

‘Napoleon’ Review: Epic Battles and Detailed Production (almost) Enough to Carry This Biopic to Victory
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‘Napoleon’ Review: Epic Battles and Detailed Production (almost) Enough to Carry This Biopic to Victory

David Palmer2 Comments

This film is exactly, to a tee, what you would expect a Napoleon Bonaparte biopic directed by Ridley Scott to be like. “Napoleon” tells the story of the famed French general (played by Joaquin Phoenix), his relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais (Vanessa Kirby), and his fall from power; Ridley Scott directs. As a director, I’m… Continue reading ‘Napoleon’ Review: Epic Battles and Detailed Production (almost) Enough to Carry This Biopic to Victory

‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Tom Cruise Looks to Save the World (and Theaters)… Again
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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Tom Cruise Looks to Save the World (and Theaters)… Again

David Palmer3 Comments

He did it, that crazy SOB did it again! “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” is the seventh installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, and as the title suggests is the first of two parts to the concluding chapter of the 27-year-old series. Christopher McQuarrie returns to write and direct from the previous two… Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Tom Cruise Looks to Save the World (and Theaters)… Again

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ is Equal Parts Exhausting and Impressive
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‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ is Equal Parts Exhausting and Impressive

David Palmer3 Comments

I think it is often overlooked just how impressive the “Mission: Impossible” film series is. Not just the stunt and action work, but the fact that they have made six films over 22 years without a reboot or recasting and have (mostly) put out consistently good products. “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” is the sixth installment… Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ is Equal Parts Exhausting and Impressive