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Tag Archives: Bill Paxton
Predator 2 (1990)
A lurid buffet of scraps and bad habits left over from the 80s jacked up and saturated like a crazy Frank Miller splash page. The cast makes it feel like Predator 2 unfolds in some kind of Richard Donner/James Cameron shared universe … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, Bill Paxton, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Robert Davi, Stephen Hopkins
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Weird Science (1985)
Well, it’s definitely Hughes’ weirdest movie. A few things: – This is the last time Anthony Michael Hall looked anything like Anthony Michael Hall. – I totally forgot about the explicit references to The Hills Have Eyes and The Road … Continue reading
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Tagged 1985, Anthony Michael Hall, Bill Paxton, John Hughes, Kelly LeBrock, robert downey jr.
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Frailty (2001)
Frailty is like the greatest Stephen King adaptation that isn’t adapted from a book by Stephen King. Watching this movie, with its pulp-mystery structure and literate archetypal characters, gives me the same feeling I get when I read a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
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"This Film Should Be Played Loud" 