Film Review: ‘Fistful Of Vengance’

I love a good martial arts flick. But I’m admittedly partial to the genre’s efforts in the 1970s, whereas I’m

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘No Time To Die’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Spectre’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Skyfall’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Quantum Of Solace’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Casino Royale’ (2006)

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘F9: The Fast Saga’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion) — ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘The Fate Of The Furious’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Furious 7’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Fast & Furious 6’

If you had told me when I initially saw the original The Fast and The Furious at age twelve that it would

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Fast Five’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Fast & Furious’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘The Fast And The Furious’ (2001)

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Film Review: ‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’

While Tom Clancy‘s (1947-2013) military-based novels might not be everyone’s bag, there’s no arguing that the author was one of

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Die Another Day’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘The World Is Not Enough’

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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’

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Yellow Coat & Hat, Silver Screen: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective of ‘Dick Tracy’

As I’m sure we’re all unfortunately aware, the year 2020 has been one of unprecedented chaos. Thankfully, though, there’s one

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