Presumed Guilty – Juror #2

I've always been a fan of Clint Eastwood, both as an actor and as a filmmaker. He's given some of the most electric performances in cinema history, and has directed some all-timers in the likes of Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Letters from Iwo Jima, and Changeling. However, as he's gotten on … Continue reading Presumed Guilty – Juror #2 →

There is a Bomb at Your Local Cinema; It Lasts 129 Minutes – Richard Jewell

One of the more tragic things that's happened in recent cinema history is the decline of Clint Eastwood. One of the greatest actors and filmmakers of all time has sadly receded into a parody of himself, figuratively becoming the old man who yells at kids to get off his lawn after literally playing that figure … Continue reading There is a Bomb at Your Local Cinema; It Lasts 129 Minutes – Richard Jewell →

Three American Heroes Save a Train… After 80 Minutes of Hokey Preaching – The 15:17 to Paris

I've been a fan of Clint Eastwood my entire life. I used to watch the Dirty Harry movies as a kid, I love High Plains Drifter, and I've really come to enjoy his work as a director. Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, the man's hardly had a misfire. But over the last decade or so, there's been a noticeable … Continue reading Three American Heroes Save a Train… After 80 Minutes of Hokey Preaching – The 15:17 to Paris →