Print James Frazier Read Full Bio 'Jack Reacher' Review: Tom Cruise Downplays Source Material, Upgrades Own Star Persona Jack Reacher, the star of Lee Child’s generally excellent series of myster/thriller novels, is six-foot-five, 250 lbs, a hulking bruiser of a man. Tom Cruise, who plays Reacher in the appropriately titled “Jack Reacher,” an adaptation of Child’s novel “One Shot,” is famously five-foot-seven, somewhat less than 200 lbs. The differences from page to screen don't end there, unfortunately. 22 Dec 2012 'Grimm: Season One' Blu-ray Review: NBC's Hybrid Drama Has Bite The NBC series "Grimm" blends a standard procedural cop drama with werewolves and other beasties. Yes, the special effects can be scary for all the the wrong reasons, but the show's first year found its footing late in the season. 9 Sep 2012 'Red Tails' DVD Review: Epic Can't Do Justice to WWII Heroes "Red Tails" is a flawed but noble attempt to honor a group of black World War II pilots brings pricey battle sequences but tin-eared dialogue in between. 22 May 2012 'Shame' Blu-ray Review: Restrained Portrait of Sexual Addiction The disturbing drama "Shame" is far more restrained, and complicated, than the fuss over its NC-17 rating suggests. 17 Apr 2012 Predictions for an Out of Touch Oscar Night For years now, people wonder why the Oscar ceremony has been struggling with declining ratings. A glance at this year’s nominees should clear that up for all but the densest person (which leaves it a mystery to a lot of Hollywood types and entertainment writers, I know): little is nominated that large audiences want to see. 26 Feb 2012 'Friends with Benefits' Review: Chemistry, Cast Trump Smug Premise 11 Jan 2012 'Arthur Christmas' Review: Santa Claus, Inc. 27 Nov 2011 'Drive' Review: Ryan Gosling Delivers in This Critical Favorite 2 Oct 2011 'Straw Dogs': Bigoted Hollywood Has Its Revenge Against 'Bitter Clingers' 20 Sep 2011 'Thor' Review: A Blockbuster with Substance 14 May 2011 Previous 1 2 Next
'Jack Reacher' Review: Tom Cruise Downplays Source Material, Upgrades Own Star Persona Jack Reacher, the star of Lee Child’s generally excellent series of myster/thriller novels, is six-foot-five, 250 lbs, a hulking bruiser of a man. Tom Cruise, who plays Reacher in the appropriately titled “Jack Reacher,” an adaptation of Child’s novel “One Shot,” is famously five-foot-seven, somewhat less than 200 lbs. The differences from page to screen don't end there, unfortunately. 22 Dec 2012
'Grimm: Season One' Blu-ray Review: NBC's Hybrid Drama Has Bite The NBC series "Grimm" blends a standard procedural cop drama with werewolves and other beasties. Yes, the special effects can be scary for all the the wrong reasons, but the show's first year found its footing late in the season. 9 Sep 2012
'Red Tails' DVD Review: Epic Can't Do Justice to WWII Heroes "Red Tails" is a flawed but noble attempt to honor a group of black World War II pilots brings pricey battle sequences but tin-eared dialogue in between. 22 May 2012
'Shame' Blu-ray Review: Restrained Portrait of Sexual Addiction The disturbing drama "Shame" is far more restrained, and complicated, than the fuss over its NC-17 rating suggests. 17 Apr 2012
Predictions for an Out of Touch Oscar Night For years now, people wonder why the Oscar ceremony has been struggling with declining ratings. A glance at this year’s nominees should clear that up for all but the densest person (which leaves it a mystery to a lot of Hollywood types and entertainment writers, I know): little is nominated that large audiences want to see. 26 Feb 2012
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