Frank Moses and the gang are back again in this follow up to the 2010 action comedy hit Red, but this time it’s, bigger, better and badass-er than before. Frank (Bruce Willis) and Marvin (John Malkovich) have to reunite the old team once again when they are falsely listed as participants in smuggling a sought after nuclear weapon into Russia bit by bit during the cold war. … Continue reading Red 2
Why is the Geriatri-com Suddenly so Popular? My latest article for Planet Ivy, about Red 2 and why films about OAPs are becoming increasingly popular. Continue reading Why is the Geriatri-com Suddenly so Popular?
Writer and director of The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan, brings us another supernatural suspense thriller in the form of 2000 film Unbreakable. Unbreakable is the story of a neighbourhood superhero, who’s power is discovered by a comic book fanatic when he is the unscathed soul survivor on a fatal train wreck. David Dunn (Bruce Willis) learns a lot about himself after he survives the train crash, and is forced to admit … Continue reading Unbreakable
Who doesn’t love an action comedy about police getting up to no good? And who better to take the leading role than Bruce Willis, who seems to be a dab hand at combining comedy with kick ass action. Cop Out is a 2010 film directed by Kevin Smith and written by the Cullen brothers about a veteran cop who enlists the help of his partner when his collectable baseball card … Continue reading Cop Out
The old way is the best way, at least according to 2010 action comedy Red it is. A group of ‘Retired Extremely Dangerous’ (RED) black-ops agents are reassembled in a last ditch attempt to save Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) from being killed by a high-tech assassin. Frank Moses has no choice but to leave his home when he’s hunted down by an assassin for an unknown reason, … Continue reading Red
‘Moonrise Kingdom’ is the tale of two young lovers who run away to be together.
Set in the 1960’s in a little community that feels similar to those in Dr Seuss films (except very slightly more realistic!) it’s a funny, cute love story that in many ways lots of us can relate to.
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