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Pretension rules ‘360’

By: Alonso Duralde 08/11/12 12:31 PM
360
The movie “360” is presented as something brimming with profound observations about alienation and interconnectedness, but it really is a hollow collection of coincidences interspersed with platitudes about This Modern Life. It starts with a prostitute, Mirka (Lucia Siposová), whom we meet as she is posing for pictures on an escorting website. Read More

‘The Mechanic’ is solid, sturdy Jason Statham vehicle

By: Rossiter Drake 01/27/11 9:30 PM
Ben Foster, left, and Jason Statham
Those who remember the 1972 thriller “The Mechanic,” starring Charles Bronson as an impenetrably stoic hit man who takes a murdered friend’s son as his apprentice, will recognize the key players in Simon West’s louder, more aggressive remake. Read More

Jason Statham is a big-screen brawler

By: Rossiter Drake 01/26/11 11:00 PM
Jason Statham
In the 1980s, there was no shortage of Hollywood he-men, guys who regularly toppled small armies and rescued whoever seemed worthy of rescuing. Stallone. Schwarzenegger. Seagal. Those names are synonymous with action, not necessarily acting. Read More
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