Tag Archives: James Marsden

X-Men Original Trilogy review

This review was assembled just before the release of Dark Phoenix.  I recall reading the studio was planning three films to tell the story of Jean Grey's transformation into the cosmic power of Phoenix, an operatic tale of good and evil—previously attempted in the third X-Men film, X-Men: The Last Stand—but I guess those plans were… Read More

2 Guns review

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Written by Blake Masters, adapting the Steven Grant graphic novels When I saw the generic poster and trailer, looking like another boilerplate action thriller from Denzel Washington, this time with Mark Wahlberg along for the ride, there wasn't much about it that grabbed me. The director has 101 Reykjavik and Contraband on… Read More