Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Richard Linklater Stars: Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, J Quinton Johnson, Yul Vazquez, Deanna Reed-Foster, Graham Wolfe, Cicely Tyson. The latest film from director Richard Linklater (the Oscar winning Boyhood, the Before trilogy, etc) is a road movie that offers up a meditation on the bonds of male friendship, patriotism and the nature of war. This is his most political and cynical movie to date and it is deeply critical of the US military policies. The film draws powerful parallels between the Continue reading
LAST FLAG FLYING
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Filed Under: Drama, Film Review, L Tagged With: bryan cranston, cicely tyson, darryl ponicsan, Deanna Reed-Foster, Graham Wolfe, greg king, J Quinton Johnson, last flag flying, last flag flying film review, Laurence Fishburne, richard linklater, road journey, shane f kelly, steve carell, war in iraq, Yul Vazquez
WAR DOGS
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Todd Phillips Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Patrick St Esprit, Shaun Toub, Bradley Cooper, Barry Livingston, Aaron Lustig, J B Blanc. Guns n bongs? "War dogs" are bottom feeders who are making money off the war effort without ever setting foot on a battlefield. This cynical look at the war in Iraq shows that the war was not about winning the hearts and minds of the local population, nor was it about bringing democracy to the region - rather it was about making bucketloads of money by profiting off the Continue reading
Filed Under: Action, Comedy, Film Review, W Tagged With: Aaron Lustig, Ana de Armas, Barry Livingston, bradley cooper, david packouz, efraim diveoli, greg king, guy lawson, J B Blanc, jason smilovic, jonah hill, Kevin Pollak, lawrence sher, miles teller, Patrick St Esprit, Shaun Toub, stephen chin, todd phillips, true story, war dogs, war dogs film review, war in iraq
