director tony scott
Spy Game on Blu-ray
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A thinking person’s thriller, Spy Game employs dense plotting without sacrificing the kinetic momentum that is director Tony Scott’s trademark. The film has the byzantine scope of a novel, focusing on veteran CIA operative Nathan Muir (Robert Redford), whose protégé Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) is scheduled for [...]
Crimson Tide on Blu-ray
You can almost hear the studio pitch meeting echoing throughout Crimson Tide like the sonar on the soundtrack: “It’s The Cain Mutiny on a nuclear submarine!” When radio communications problems aboard the USS Alabama prevent the sub from receiving its orders clearly during a tense confrontation with Russian warships, Navy officer Denzel Washington [...]
Man On Fire on Blu-ray
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Style trumps substance in Man on Fire, a slick, brooding reunion of Crimson Tide star Denzel Washington and director Tony Scott. The ominous, crime-ridden setting is Mexico City, where a dour, alcoholic warrior with a mysterious Black Ops past (Washington) seeks redemption as the devoted bodyguard of [...]