Taken 3 (Movie Review)
01.10.2015 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #Taken3 is already up for worst movie of 2015. Between stilted dialogue, a laughable villain & embarrassing performances, this is more comedy than thriller. Read More
01.10.2015 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #Taken3 is already up for worst movie of 2015. Between stilted dialogue, a laughable villain & embarrassing performances, this is more comedy than thriller. Read More
01.6.2015 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #Paddington means well. It’s an animated film full of inventiveness and charm, regrettably, it’s very predictable and not narratively compelling enough. Read More
12.18.2014 | By Jack Rico |
**On December 10th, 2014, a few critics were invited by Sony Pictures to watch THE INTERVIEW. I was one of them. Here are my thoughts on the now historic and controversial action-comedy, which most likely will never be seen.
The 1-4-0: #TheInterviewMovie is an above-average comedy which though isn’t a masterpiece, did provide some hearty laughs and a memorably cool Kim Jung-un character. Read More
12.17.2014 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0”: #TopFive is the best comedy of 2014. It is an urban Stardust Memories/Annie Hall. Chris Rock gives us a smart, romantic, thought-provoking film along with all the humor we’ve known from him.
12.11.2014 | By Jack Rico |
Updated March 2026
#ExodusGodsandKings is an epic blockbuster Biblical tale that will satisfy those fans of religious fare and visual cinematic entertainment. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro and other visual pioneers have lauded Scott’s ability to craft a visually epic film, and he is in rare form here. Read More
12.5.2014 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #ThePyramid is a mix between ‘As Above, So Below’ and ‘The Descent’. It’s a juvenile, fun, horror thrill-ride much like the ones you experience at Universal Studios. Read More
11.27.2014 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0″: #TheImitationGame is one of 2014’s best. It’s full of suspense, intelligence, drama, beauty and Benedict Cumberbatch’s wow performance. Read More
11.26.2014 | By Jack Rico |
The “1-4-0”: #HorribleBosses2 propagates the same silly comedy that is tiring out in America. There isn’t anything inventive/clever worth praising here. Read More
11.5.2014 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated March 2026
The “1-4-0″: #Interstellar is one of the most ambitious movies ever made. However, that ending… oh that ending; it’s one for the history books.
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11.4.2014 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated December 2025
The “1-4-0”: As someone who worked in a newsroom for close to 10 years, I can tell you that director/screenwriter Dan Gilroy‘s dark and twisted crime journalism film, Nightcrawler, walks a fine line that borders on farcical. Despite a terrific performance from Jake Gyllenhaal and an interesting premise, the film’s gloomy and gritty approach only accomplishes a glimpse of the truth of how that field of the TV newsroom operates.
