The very first Jack Ryan movie I saw was The Hunt For Red October. I didn’t know it at the time, but this would also be the best Jack Ryan movie. If Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is looked at in a vacuum, it is a fairly serviceable action thriller. If one takes the movie on…
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Jack Ryan is very much the face of the Tom Clancy novels that you see in the movies, and even though the actors have changed and the franchise isn’t as storied as James Bond, the character itself has continued to thrive. From Alex Baldwin, Harrison Ford, to Ben Affleck and now Chris Pine, one way…
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All great buddy cop comedies have some things in common: polar opposites forced to partner up, great chemistry, great comedy, with everything ending with those two opposing forces learning something about each other. Ride Along has all the ingredients for a buddy cop film, but ultimately it just doesn’t add up for a great buddy…
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Last year was the first time in over 4 years that we didn’t get a new entry into the wildly popular Paranormal Activity horror franchise. Sadly, it’s absence was hardly noticed, which was likely due to the weak fourth installment that came out the year prior. But Paramount and the filmmakers responsible for keeping this…
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2013 was chock full of sequels, prequels, adaptations, reboots, and remakes. Now some of them weren’t really that bad. Heck, I’ve even have a sequel in my top ten. There were a few originals too. But let’s face it, it’s difficult to see EVERY movie released in one year. That being said, I tried to…
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