28 Weeks Later (2007) Review
28 Weeks Later (2007) rates 7 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. The opening twelve minutes are as good as anything in the genre and the film never reaches them again. Robert Carlyle abandons his wife to save himself…
Jeremy Renner was nominated for Best Actor for The Hurt Locker and Best Supporting Actor for The Town in consecutive years, which is an unusual pair to arrive at together after a decade of small parts.
The Hurt Locker performance is built on a man who is only comfortable in the most dangerous situation available, and the supermarket scene at the end says everything without dialogue.
He then joined both the Marvel and Mission: Impossible franchises, and the individual work became harder to find.
Wind River is the best of the later films. He was severely injured by a snowplough in 2023 and has spoken publicly about the recovery.
Catherine McCormack28 Weeks Later (2007) rates 7 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. The opening twelve minutes are as good as anything in the genre and the film never reaches them again. Robert Carlyle abandons his wife to save himself…
Alaqua CoxHawkeye (2021) rates 6 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. A small warm Christmas crime story about a middle-aged man who wants to go home, and the modesty is the point. Hailee Steinfeld is the best new character of…
Anthony MackieKathryn Bigelow's 2008 Iraq EOD drama. Won Best Picture, Best Director.
Brian CoxThe Bourne series is one of the most influential American action franchises of the past twenty-five years and the production that basically transformed how mainstream action cinema is shot, edited, and choreographed. Two additional Ludlum novels followed.
Ben AffleckBen Affleck's Charlestown Boston heist film. Jeremy Renner Oscar-nominated.
Anthony MackieThe most contrived blockbuster of the decade. The 4 reflects honest evaluation of one of the most commercially successful films in cinema history.
Benedict CumberbatchTwo billion dollars on the strength of accumulated franchise capital. Forty characters, the Snap that wasn't depicted, and structural failures.
Anthony MackieThe Phase 3 inflection point where moral clarity became moral confusion. Spider-Man and Black Panther's introductions as franchise expansion vehicles.
Aaron Taylor-JohnsonJames Spader's exceptional voice performance carrying an uneven ensemble film. The Vision's introduction and Sokovia's destruction.
Chris EvansJoss Whedon's ensemble breakthrough, Tom Hiddleston's Loki, and the film that proved interconnected superhero cinema could function at scale. The 8.5 reflects honest evaluation of the film that proved interconnected superhero cinema could function at scale and the entry that…
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