Daily Archives: April 2, 2014

Scarlett Johansson shows us what Luc Besson had in mind for her in “Lucy”

The French action auteur — producer, cop and immigrant bashing Luc Besson — has his new muse. And her name is Scarlett J. This has Besson-style action beats, a ruthless heroine whose accidental ingesting of a drug turn her “Limitless.” … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Goodbye World”

The end — when it comes — arrives by cell phone, a text message virus that crashes servers and tips our wired-in/dialed-up civilization into collapse. Anarchy begins, bikers and gun nuts and rogue National Guardsman run the show.But if we’re … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Cheap thrills pay off in “Alien Abduction”

Truth in advertising? “Alien Abduction” is about just that.And it’s as simple in concept as it is in title — a hand-held camera/found footage bogeyman thriller in the “Blair Witch” mold.A family of five heads to the mountain of North … Continue reading

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