Tag Archives: Oren Moverman

DVD review | Rampart – Woody Harrelson’s LAPD cop is mad, bad and dangerous to know

Posted on 9 July 2012 by Jason Best

Woody Harrelson is mesmerising as the anti-hero of gripping crime drama Rampart, set against a backdrop of police corruption in 1999 Los Angeles, but his pill-popping, booze-swigging, suspect-beating dirty cop, is so irredeemably unsympathetic that you almost wish he weren’t … Continue reading →

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Film review | The Messenger – Ben Foster & Woody Harrelson bear the burden of bad news

Posted on 17 June 2011 by Jason Best

The knock at the door that foretells the news of a loved one’s death in combat has long been a movie staple. As its title suggests, The Messenger focuses on the other side of the threshold – on the men … Continue reading →

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