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Below are images from Season Two of "HIS DARK MATERIALS", HBO's adaptation of Philip Pullman's 1997 novel, "The Subtle Knife". Written by Jack Thorne, the series starred Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson: ( Collapse )

Below is my ranking of the Season One episodes of "HIS DARK MATERIALS", HBO's adaptation of Philip Pullman's 1995 novel, "The Golden Compass" aka "Northern Lights" and the first part of his 1997 novel, "The Subtle Knife". Written by Jack Thorne, the series starred Dafne Keen: ( Collapse )

Below are images from Season One of "HIS DARK MATERIALS", HBO's adaptation of Philip Pullman's 1995 novel, "The Golden Compass" aka "Northern Lights". Written by Jack Thorne, the series stars Dafne Keen: ( Collapse )

"THE CONSPIRATOR" (2010/11) Review

Throughout Hollywood history, the topic of the American Civil War has proven to be a volatile mix in terms of box office and television ratings. Robert Redford's new drama about President Abraham Lincoln's assassination called "THE CONSPIRATOR" proved to be the case. ( Collapse )

Below are images of Robert Redford's Civil War drama about the Abraham Lincoln assassination called "THE CONSPIRATOR". The movie starred James McAvoy and Robin Wright. ( Collapse )

"WANTED" (2008) Review

Based upon the comic miniseries by Mark Millar, ”WANTED” is the story of Wesley Gibson, a meek Chicago accountant who discovers that the father he had never known was part of a thousand year-old secret society of assassins called The Fraternity. Upon being informed that his father had been murdered, and longing for a different life outside a hated job and unfaithful girlfriend, Gibson joins The Fraternity in order to find his father’s killer. ( Collapse )

Below are images from "WANTED", the 2008 adaptation of Mark Millar's comic book miniseries. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the movie starred James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman: ( Collapse )

"X-MEN: FIRST CLASS" (2011) Review

Years ago, I had across a comment that the 2009 "X-MEN" movie, "X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE", had been a failure. I found this opinion surprising, considering that it actually made a profit at the box office. Failure or not, Marvel Studios decided to continue the movie franchise with a fifth entry called "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS". ( Collapse )

Below are images from "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS", the fifth entry in the "X-MEN" movie franchise. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the movie starred James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender: ( Collapse )

Below is my ranking of the six STAR WARS movies made by George Lucas between 1977 and 2005; and the five films made by Disney Studios between 2015 and 2019: ( Collapse )