Film Review: ‘The Commuter’ Starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
After tackling planes in 2015’s Non-Stop, Liam Neeson is back to tackle trains in the latest entry to his action movie repertoire with The Commuter, and it’s more or less the same movie. This is Neeson’s fourth collaboration with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Run All Night and Unknown being the other two), and it’s pretty much […]
RUN ALL NIGHT Opens March 13! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to receive a pass for two to a special advance screening! Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon (Neeson), once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire (Harris), Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as […]
77: ‘Taken 3’ Starring Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker
This week on the show it’s Taken 3. The first one was awesome, the second one…not so much. Is the third time a charm? Well, let’s just say that Liam Neeson isn’t the only one with a special set of skills. It’s just that his skills are much cooler. We might not be able defend […]
Film Review: ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ Starring Seth McFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson
It wasn’t until I was a freshman at Truman State back in fall of 2002 (holy crap, it’s been a while) that my buddy Aric introduced me to one of his favorite shows called “Family Guy.” I’d never seen it before, but after watching my first episode (“Wasted Talent”), I was hooked. The brainchild of […]
Movie Review: ‘The Lego Movie’ Starring Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks
There are certain things in life that instantly recall a sense of nostalgia. The bark of a dog can make one person remember a beloved pet they had years ago. Randomly hearing a song on the radio brings back thoughts of an old relationship. For others, there are toys that, when you see or think […]
THE LEGO MOVIE opens February 7! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pass for four! This original 3D computer-animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a […]
THE NUT JOB opens January 17! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pass for two! In animated 3D, THE NUT JOB is an action-packed comedy in fictional Oakton that follows the travails of Surly (voiced by Will Arnett), a mischievous squirrel, and his rat friend Buddy, who plan a nut store heist of outrageous proportions and unwittingly find themselves embroiled in a much […]
Movie Review: ‘Taken 2’ Starring Liam Neeson – More of a Remake than Sequel
Back in 2008, a small film called Taken took theaters by surprise, revitalizing Liam Neeson’s career. Although he’d had parts in several bigger movies (The Phantom Menace, The Dark Knight, etc.), he really hadn’t had a tremendous starring role since his portrayals of Oskar Schindler and Michael Collins. Despite mediocre critical review, audiences loved Taken and Neeson re-emerged […]
‘Taken 2’ Opens October 5! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pair of passes! Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a “particular set of skills” who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from kidnappers. When the father of one of the villains Bryan killed swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage in Istanbul, […]
Movie Review: ‘Battleship’ Sinks Low Expectations, Packs a Ton of Action
I remember the exact moment that I heard Battleship was going to be made, based on the classic game of naval warfare. I was at the Tivoli, before a movie started, and I couldn’t help but to laugh at the idea. Sure, they took another great Hasboro property and turned it into a successful franchise […]