Rick (Zachary Knighton) reveals to Magnum (Jay Hernandez) that Robbie (Devon Sawa) is on the run from a murder charge in Chicago and the feds want Rick to help bust him. While the group investigates Robbie with some help from Lia (Chantal Thuy), Higgins (Perdita Weeks) and Magnum recruit Kumu (Amy Hill) to investigate a…
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The Lone Ranger (2013) – Gore Verbinski
Gore Verbinski is a vibrant visual director, but the casting of Armie Hammer as John Reid aka The Lone Ranger, doesn’t do the film any good, and the whitewashing of Tonto with the casting of Johnny Depp makes things worse. There are some wonderful sequences, some great images, and some fun comedic moments, as the…
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) – William A. Fraker
There are a few things to redeem the 1981 iteration of the Lone Ranger story, it has a score by John Barry, and features Christopher Lloyd as the film’s baddie. But beyond that, this one is pretty horrible. The story, while violent, isn’t layered, sophisticated or much stronger than a grade-school tale. And that’s to…
The Mind Reels 