Denzel Washington
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The Little Things – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
The Little Things is a tame cop drama in which the sole interesting thing might be Jared Leto getting to play a manipulative suspect.
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The Equalizer 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Equalizer 2 lacks a compelling story, its action scenes, as well as Washington and Sanders’ chemistry, compensate for it.
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Collected Quotes for the Month: December 2016
Best of [In response to those who say slavery was a long time ago, you need to get over it, etc] This is what I say to those people, ‘To argue that is to say effects don’t matter. To say that effects don’t compound. Everything that happens in the world has an effect. […] So if you have a system that promotes your well-being, you are going to grow in that world. So if your great grandfather could have some money, a house, and a piece of land, and then his child and then his child, […] it’s going to get to you in some shape or form. Even if it is just in the way of knowledge. Knowing how to own a place, knowing how to get credit, knowing how to live in a different world, these are benefits that you have.’ So when you say […] ‘Well I…
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Fences – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Fences seems barely changed from its theatrical production. The only difference maybe a set instead of a stage, and maybe one or two extra roles, which certainly don’t act like filler. Community Rating: 55.49% (1)
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The Equalizer – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview A man who has retired from working for the government finds his work family threatened, as well as this young woman who he tries to give a little faith to. Trigger Warning(s): Depictions of torture and up close murders Review (with Spoilers) It can be argued that when it comes to Black actors who are well established, like Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, and Forest Whitaker, that they all have found a certain comfort zone in their acting choices. However, while on paper it may make seeing them in similar roles over and over bland, while viewing the movie you often are reminded why they are allowed this amount of comfort in the first place. For while many will compare this film to Man on Fire, which honestly it only has similarities to since it is Denzel going on a rampage to save a white girl, that…
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