In the movie world, the last name McDonagh might particularly stand out to those who really enjoyed In Bruges, which starred Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Martin McDonagh made a triumphant debut with his film about assassins on holiday in Bruges. Now, Martin’s brother John has stepped up, with his own film starring Brendan Gleeson called The Guard. In the [...]
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Episode 72: Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – ‘The Help,’ ‘Final Destination 5,’ ‘The Guard,’ ‘The Future’ and ’30 Minutes or Less’
Jeff Bayer and Eric D. Snider have a lot of movies to talk about this week, so naturally they spend several minutes talking about unrelated tangents. But then, movies! “The Help” is a surprisingly effective story about race relations in the 1960s. Eric liked “Final Destination 5″ more than Jeff did, and they both thought “30 Minutes or Less” was [...]
Flicks on 6: ‘The Help,’ ’30 Minutes or Less,’ ‘The Guard’ and ‘Final Destination 5′
Every Friday on KOIN Local 6’s “Studio 6? I do my movie reviews in a segment we like to call “Flicks on 6.” And here it is… Flicks on 6 Film Critic Jeff Bayer reviews 4 movies opening Friday, August 12 including “The Help,” based of the NY Times best selling book and starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia [...]
The Guard
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: August 12, 2011
Final Score: 7/10
Reviewed by Jeff Bayer
The Guard
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: August 5, 2011 (Chicago)
Final Score: 6/10
Reviewed by Nick Allen
‘The Guard’ starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle – Trailer Review
The Guard Directed by: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong Rating: R Release Date: July 29, 2011 TRAILER SCORE: 7/10 Thoughts by TSR: This trailer took me by surprise. I hadn’t heard about the film’s production, and the opening of the trailer felt like “just another British film,” but as the plot thickened, and Don Cheadle cropped up, my interest [...]
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