The Equalizer 2 (2018) There Is No Equal It’s hard to understand what motivated director Antoine Fuqua and star Denzel Washington to return to The Equalizer, this second bone-crunching chapter standing as Washington’s… Continue reading
All Eyez on Me (2017) The untold story of Tupac Shakur It’s understandable if, on gut reaction, it feels as though it’s high time for hip-hop biopics, chiefly in the wake of the… Continue reading
The Magnificent Seven (2016) Justice has a number In 1960, watching a rowdy bunch of outlawed bandits ally to fight for a common cause was considered something of a rarity, John Sturges’ The… Continue reading
London Has Fallen (2016) Prepare for bloody hell. When the British Prime Minister dies, American President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart), along with other world leaders, are invited to the state funeral in London.… Continue reading
Southpaw (2015) Believe In Hope. Southpaw literally opens on just that, the ‘left hand’ or the ‘south paw’ of boxing champion Billy ‘The Great’ Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), as he prepares to enter the… Continue reading
The Equalizer (2014) What do you see when you look at me? The last time filmmaker Antoine Fuqua and actor Denzel Washington collaborated — back in 2001 — their powerful, gripping crime thriller,… Continue reading
The Replacement Killers (1998) Kill or be replaced. Launching Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-Fat’s Hollywood career, The Replacement Killers is the first American production to star the magnetic, highly acclaimed, Asian-born personality. Though,… Continue reading
