THE LEGENDS WHO TOOK DOWN BONNIE AND CLYDE. We all know the story of how Bonnie and Clyde met, went on a crime spree and were finally killed in an ambush in 1934; Arthur Penn’s 1967 movie contributed to the romantic allure of the tale. This one follows two of the men who hunted the … Continue reading The Highwaymen
NEVER FORGIVE. NEVER FORGET. Shortly after the Civil War, two families in the West Virginia-Kentucky area begin a feud that takes on epic proportions over the following three decades. The story of the most notorious family feud in American history gets an exciting and handsome treatment in the History channel’s first stab at scripted drama. … Continue reading Hatfields & McCoys
RIDE WITH THEM TO THE ADVENTURE OF YOUR LIFE! On the way to Silverado, four men (Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover) get to know each other and form a union against those who do them wrong. Lawrence Kasdan successfully took on an erotic thriller (Body Heat) and a nostalgic drama (The Big … Continue reading Silverado
In the past, director Kevin Macdonald has chronicled major artists like Mick Jagger and Bob Marley. His documentary about the life of Whitney Houston gained attention at the Cannes festival this year, and no wonder. It’s a powerful film and it did present some news – Whitney’s brother Gary and her longtime assistant Mary Jones … Continue reading Whitney: Family = Enemy
NEVER LET HER OUT OF YOUR SIGHT. NEVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN. NEVER FALL IN LOVE. Former Secret Service agent Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) is hired to serve as bodyguard to a popular singer (Whitney Houston), who initially is more annoyed with his presence than anything else… For Houston’s feature film debut, they took a … Continue reading The Bodyguard
YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE HOW CLOSE WE CAME. In October 1962, White House advisor Kenneth O’Donnell (Kevin Costner) becomes a witness to how President John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood) challenges a Soviet decision to put missiles in Cuba capable of delivering a nuclear strike on the U.S. The ultimate screen portrait of the Cuban missile crisis … Continue reading Thirteen Days
MEET THE WOMEN YOU DON’T KNOW, BEHIND THE MISSION YOU DO. In 1961, while the Americans try to catch up with the Russians in the space race, three black women (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe) make great strides at segregated NASA. Indie filmmaker Theodor Melfi, who made St. Vincent (2014), delivered something decidedly … Continue reading Hidden Figures
THE CIA’S LAST HOPE IS IN THE MIND OF A CRIMINAL. When a London-based CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds) is murdered, the agency hires a cutting-edge scientist (Tommy Lee Jones) who transfers the agent’s memories into the mind of a psychopathic convict (Kevin Costner). This may not sound like a good idea on paper, and things … Continue reading Criminal
Billionaire Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck), who hunts criminals as the masked vigilante Batman in Gotham City, is furious to see Superman (Henry Cavill) partly responsible for so many deaths in Metropolis. The 3D sequel to Man of Steel (2013) is more ambitious, visually and narratively, but once you get over the thrill of watching these … Continue reading Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
FOR THE GOOD OF ALL MEN, AND THE LOVE OF ONE WOMAN, HE FOUGHT TO UPHOLD JUSTICE BY BREAKING THE LAW. After escaping from a prison in Jerusalem, English nobleman Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) returns home to find the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) ruling over his land… One of the biggest box-office … Continue reading Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
THERE’S MORE TO FAMILY THAN WHAT YOU SEE. After the death of his wife, Elliot Anderson (Kevin Costner), who has a problem with alcohol, is left to care for their biracial granddaughter, but the child’s father’s family wants custody. Costner reunited with his Upside of Anger (2005) director for another film that has him playing … Continue reading Black or White
BIG BUSINESS JUST CUT THE WRONG GUYS. When a Boston shipbuilding giant starts downsizing, Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) loses his job, but he’s far from the only victim. TV producer and writer John Wells’s feature directing debut is a comment on the Great Recession of 2008, where we follow several white-collar workers and how they … Continue reading The Company Men
Former CIA agent Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner), who’s dying of a tumor, decides to reconnect with his ex-wife and daughter (Connie Nielsen, Hailee Steinfeld) in Paris, but is also drawn into another mission. Costner’s attempt to do a Liam Neeson (aided by Taken co-writer Luc Besson) is a clumsy mixture of action and family drama. … Continue reading 3 Days to Kill
