Film review: QUEEN OF THE DESERT, from ‘Built For Speed’

Queen of the Desert has nothing to do with Priscilla, this is in fact Werner Hertzog’s latest film and recounts the life of a woman who might be termed the female Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell. Nicole Kidman stars as Bell, a spirited intellectual who recoils at the strictures placed on women in early 20th century England.  A scholarly historian

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Film review: JACK REACHER, from Built For Speed

The lengthy right-wing revenge fantasy Jack Reacher brings to the screen the violent antics of a character who has appeared in 17 novels by author Lee Child. In the title role, Tom Cruise plays a former soldier now drifter who goes from town to town having adventures just like Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk.  In this film he’s called

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