A Hard Day

A Hard Day

A detective becomes the victim of blackmail in A Hard Day. On his way to his mother’s funeral, Detective Ko Gun-soo (Sun-kyun Lee) accidentally runs over an individual in the middle of the road. Detective Ko tries to cover up this hit-and-run and, right when it appears that he has succeeded, he receives a call from…

A Good Day to Die Hard

A Good Day to Die Hard

Since the first Die Hard way back in 1988, the character of John McClane has been Bruce Willis‘ signature film character.  The series returned after a 12 year absence with 2007’s Live Free or Die Hard and, six years later, John McClane returns for the fifth time with A Good Day to Die Hard. When…

Unknown

Unknown

I have been hearing a lot of comparisons between this film and Liam Neeson‘s surprise 2008 hit Taken.  However, while they are both films that feature Neeson in a genre he is not usually known for, they are two different types of film. While the term is probably overused, the best description of Unknown would be…