In The Equalizer 2's wake, the sequel to be released on July 20, 2018, I felt compelled to review this action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua, a genre's specialist. After movies like Training Day (2001), starring Denzel Washington as well, Olympus Has Fallen (2013), and Southpaw (2015), to name just a few, Fuqua is well-established as a very talented director. He is also a producer and an actor, so, the package is almost complete. Antoine Fuqua doesn't need to write his own scripts because … [Read more...]
Smooth Sunday Afternoon
I was undecided between reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb's "Black Swan", playing some videogames and watching "The Manchurian Candidate", the 2004 version. I choose all three, and I'm writing all this after watching the movie. Of course, alternately I stopped the movie, reading from the book, which is fascinating - I want to finish it today as well - and playing some card decks, or some levels at various arkanoid type games. It offers the brain exactly what it needs, concentration, smoothness and … [Read more...]