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Ranking the Best Performances to Date From Denzel Washington
You can’t deny that Denzel Washington is an icon and one of this generation’s great actors. Another legend with a pair of Academy Awards on his mantle, Washington has gold, box office glory (no pun intended), and respect. So, whether it’s an Oscar vehicle or not, anything he does comes with a bit of extra […] More
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Film Review: ‘Gladiator II’ is a Fun Flick for Adults That Doesn’t Need to Be Anything More Than That
This may surprise some of you, considering how many people adore it, but I’m somewhat agnostic when it comes to Gladiator. I like the film well enough, but it’s a forgettable Best Picture winner to me. I say this to let you know that I approach Gladiator II as a movie purely on its own […] More
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‘Gladiator II’ Trailer Debuts
Ridley Scott works fast. After having made Napoleon last year, he’s back now with his long rumored Gladiator sequel. Today brought the first trailer for Gladiator II, which has Paul Mescal playing Lucius, inspired by the tale of Maximus from the first film to step into the Coliseum. Gladiator II stars Mescal in the lead […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of November 13th – One More Outing with ‘The Equalizer’ and An Underrated Sam Elliott Gem
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have Denzel Washington again playing the title character in The Equalizer 3. We also have an under-seen Sam Elliott film coming to Blu-ray in The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot. Throw in a new Criterion Collection release and it’s a nice little eclectic slate. […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Equalizer 3’ Has More Denzel Washington Ass-Kicking But Also Is Showing Its Age
Three films in, we know what to expect from an installment in The Equalizer franchise. Our hero will dispatch the bad guys in absurdly violent fashion, but only after warning them that he doesn’t want to kill anyone. The violent nature of the trilogy has never been hidden, as this has had more in common […] More
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Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ Sequel Books Denzel Washington On Top of Barry Keoghan
A follow-up to Ridley Scott’s Best Picture-winning action-epic Gladiator is really coming together. As reported previously, Scott is returning with a sequel 23 years later that will feature Oscar nominee Paul Mescal in the leading role. It was recently announced that starring opposite Mescal will be Barry Keoghan, and now, reports have Denzel Washington joining as […] More
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New Teaser Released for Joel Coen’s ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’
This Thursday morning, A24 (and Apple) released the newest teaser for Joel Coen’s latest film, The Tragedy of Macbeth. Starring Denzel Washington in the title role, this reimagining of the classic Shakespearean tale tells that of one nobleman’s violent rise to power in Scotland. The film also stars Frances McDormand and Corey Hawkins. In this […] More
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NYFF Film Review: ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is a Visually Stunning and Modern Take on the Shakespeare Classic
Opening the 59th New York Film Festival, Joel Coen‘s The Tragedy of Macbeth is austere in its presentation, yet is brimming with intensity. One of William Shakespeare‘s most notable tragedies, Coen plays up the politically tragic aspect of the story. The corruptive nature of power, something well known to scholars of the play, is in […] More
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‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Trailer Teases Something Wicked
The teaser trailer for Joel Coen’s solo directorial effort, The Tragedy of Macbeth, dropped Tuesday morning. The trailer boasts amazing black-and-white cinematography and visuals, excellent costumes, and shows us, though briefly, what we can expect from our two leads: Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. The film adapts Shakespeare’s tragedy of Macbeth from the stage to […] More
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Trailer Drops for Denzel Washington’s ‘A Journal for Jordan’
Denzel Washington is going to be a busy man in late 2021. He will have multiple projects for this years awards season, both in front of and behind the camera. On top of starring alongside Frances McDormand in Joel Coen‘s The Tragedy of Macbeth, Washington has also returned to the directing front for his latest […] More
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NYFF 2021 to Open with Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
The 59th Annual New York Film Festival is set to kick off on September 24th and will run through to October 10th, 2021. As usual, the festival will debut a wide variety of films throughout its run we haven’t learned what the opening film will be. However, we finally know what it is. The Tragedy […] More
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Apple to Partner with A24 to Distribute ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
Apple Original Films are making some big waves in the industry as of late, and they’ve now acquired another major film that is sure to be a big topic of discussion in the upcoming awards season. Deadline is reporting that the studio has made a deal with A24 to distribute Joel Coen’s upcoming feature The […] More











