rules of engagement review

Rules of Engagement (2000) Review

I’m a big fan of the cinematic works of William Friedkin, and one of his lesser-discussed pictures is Rules of Engagement, which was released in 2000 during that time when Paramount was cranking out mid-budgeted military/cop-procedural/court-room programmers with lots of production polish and big-stars. Written by Stephen Gaghan (Traffic, Syriana) from an original story by…

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Big Game Review

Director: Jalmari Helander Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson These days it seems like light-hearted action movies for young adults are increasingly hard to come by. Kids and teens are left with either superhero franchises or dystopian tales of Divergents in Hunger Games, and the market looks wide open for a “cheap and…

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