MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action-Thriller/ Stars: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Frank Whaley, Bob Gunton, Howie Long, Jack Thompson, Kurtwood Smith, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Daniel von Bargen/ Runtime: 108 minutes Four years before he decided to engage in cruise control and helm Mission: Impossible 2, we got to…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Collateral Damage “02”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action-Thriller/ Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo, John Turturro, Lindsay Frost, Miguel Sandoval, Harry Lennix, Jane Lynch, Tyler Posey, Rick Worthy, Raymond Cruz, J. Kenneth Campbell, Michael Cavanaugh, Nicholas Pryor/ Runtime: 108 minutes I feel it must be said that even…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: 21 Jump Street “2012”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action-Comedy/Stars: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Ice Cube, DeRay Davis, Chris Parnell, Ellie Kemper, Jake Johnson, Nick Offerman, Holly Robinson Peete, Dakota Johnson, Rye Rye, Valerie Tian, Johnny Simmons, and 2 surprise cameos/ Runtime: 109 minutes It should be noted that…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: 300: Rise of an Empire
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Action/Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Rodrigo Santoro, Jack O’Connell, Hans Matheson, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham, Andrew Tiernan, Andrew Pleavin, Ben Turner, Gerard Butler, Michael Fassbender/Runtime: 102 minutes Well isn’t this just the loveliest sequel you ever saw…..that is if bigger, louder, gorier, more merciless, and…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Bourne Identity “02”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/ Genre: Action-Thriller/ Stars: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gabriel Mann, Julia Stiles, Orso Maria Guerrini, Tim Dutton, Walton Goggins, Josh Hamilton, Brian Huskey/ Runtime: 119 minutes In the long-gone year of 1962, the film industry broke new ground when, with…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Grey “2012”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action-Thriller/ Stars: Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie, James Badge Dale, Ben Hernandez Bray, Anne Openshaw/ Runtime: 117 minutes Submit for your approval the following nightmarish scenario: You find yourself both lost and completely isolated on a snow-filled mountain located…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Run All Night
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action-Crime Thriller/ Stars: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Common, Vincent D’Onofrio, Boyd Holbrook, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez, Holt McCallany, Beau Knapp, Nick Nolte/ Runtime: 114 minutes Following their work together on movies like “Unknown” (aka amnesia in Berlin!) and “Non-Stop” (aka killer on a plane!),…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Snowpiercer “2013”
MPAA Rating: R / Genre: Sci-Fi Action/ Stars: Chris Evans, Song Kang Ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Ko Asung, John Hurt, Mr. X, Allison Pill/ Runtime: 126 minutes I feel I should start this off by letting you know movie goers that if you thought that…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Predator “87”
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Sci-Fi Action-Horror/ Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jessie Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Shane Black, R.G. Armstrong, Kevin Peter Hall/ Runtime: 107 minutes In 1979, Ridley Scott introduced us to a creature in space that quickly and horrifically wrecked havoc on the…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: American Assassin
MPAA Rating: R/ Genre: Action-Thriller/ Stars: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar, Taylor Kitsch, David Suchet, Scott Adkins/ Runtime: 111 minutes I feel it is safe to start this review by stating that when it comes to film genres that have become well-worn territory over the years, and…
