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Friday, November 9, 2012

'Skyfall' is Bond at His Best

He's got the tux, the cars, the gadgets, the girls…James Bond is back and better than ever!

Daniel Craig is back in his best Bond performance to date in "Skyfall." On the 50th year of the franchise and the 23rd in the series, this is one of the best Bond films yet, and I have seen all of them. The opening chase scene may be the best ever, and it sets the tone for a really good spy thriller and pure Bond fantasy. Javier Bardem plays the villain in this one. He's creepy good as the bad guy, making this movie that much better. We learn more about Bond in this film than any of the others as he tries to come to grips with his mortality and the fact that his type of spying has become obsolete due to technology. But, as you might have guessed, when it's time to kick some butt…who you gonna call? A great supporting cast including Judi …

Sunday, November 13, 2011

'J. Edgar': Good Guy or Bad Guy?

Leonardo DiCaprio portrays the man who led the FBI for decades.

He ruled the Federal Bureau of Investigation for decades, nosing around in the private lives of his enemies and friends. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a Clint Eastwood directed film about the secret life of one of the most powerful men in the United States in the last century -- J. Edgar Hoover. "J. Edgar" focuses on those closest to Hoover: Mother Annie Hoover (Judi Dench), secretary Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts), and FBI Associate Director and Hoover companion Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). DiCaprio as an aging Hoover was a stretch at times. I had a hard time buying the 37-year-old DiCaprio as the old J. Edgar. That aside, the movie does a great job revealing the top cop's obsession with commies and radicals. The movie also portrays Hoover as a …

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