To me, John Woo‘s Face/Off (’97) was show-offy, over-the-top, high-style bullshit. Plans for a remake were announced a year and a half ago. Now comes news that Adam Wingard, the Godzilla vs. Kong guy, will direct. Terrific.
I hate getting into this, but who would be the coolest costars in this new version? Not that Wingard has a prayer of signing the best.
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It took me a full month to see Wes Ball and Josh Friedman‘s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes...
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Unless Part Two of Kevin Costner‘s Horizon (Warner Bros., 8.16) somehow improves upon the sluggish initial installment and delivers something...
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For me, A Dangerous Method (2011) is David Cronenberg‘s tastiest and wickedest film — intense, sexually upfront and occasionally arousing...
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