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Movie / Film Reviews by Paul Kates

Browse reviews written by Paul Kates, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.

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Mr. Kate's love affair with the movies started at a young age and has remained an integral part of his life. Although favoring the action/thriller above all other genres, his interest doesn't stop there. He will watch anything from period dramas to science fiction. Not only is Paul Kates a fan of the silver screen, he is also fond of US TV dramas, notably Arrow, Game of Thrones and The Blacklist. His favorite movies include The Lord of the Ring trilogy, and the Jason Bourne movies, while still having a soft spot for Disney animation which still to this day evokes memories from his childhood.

Skyfall

Nov 07, 2012

or the past fifty years, one name has been synonymous with the action movie: James Bond. Fifty years in one profession, spanning 22 feature films, and you would expect the British secret agent with...

Full Review | Grade: A

Taken 2

Oct 05, 2012

Liam Neeson first appeared as former CIA operative Bryan Mills in 2008's Taken, in which Mills's daughter...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Sweeney

Sep 20, 2012

TV in the UK in the 1970's may not have been unqualifiedly describable as brilliant, but one of the shining lights from that era was cop show "The Sweeney", which starred the late great...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Cold Light of Day

Sep 06, 2012

When recently failed businessman Will Shaw (Henry Cavill) goes to Spain for a weeklong sailing vacation with his family, it appears he thought that nothing else in his world could get any worse. ...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Expendables 2

Aug 17, 2012

The Expendables are back, and this time they are even more explosive than before!

Full Review | Grade: A

Rock of Ages

Jun 14, 2012

Rock of Ages is the feel good movie of the summer!

Full Review | Grade: A

Prometheus

Jun 08, 2012

In 1979, Director Ridley Scott gave the world one of the most iconic sci-fi horror movies we had ever seen — Alien — and with it a tagline as recognizable today as it was...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Lucky One

Apr 20, 2012

There was a time when a movie starring Zac Efron also meant attendance by a flock of screaming teenage girls. Well, teenage girls mature and grow up, and after seeing Efron's latest offering "...

Full Review | Grade: C

Mirror Mirror

Mar 29, 2012

In 1937, the genius that was Walt Disney, released what was to become an all-time classic, the first full-length, animated feature film, Snow White. No doubt this was a movie that has stood the test o...

Full Review | Grade: B

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance

Feb 18, 2012

Nicolas Cage is back as the Ghost Rider; and after his 2007 original outing as Johnny Blaze, I didn't think I would be saying that. Johnny Blaze, the stunt rider who sold his soul to the devil i...

Full Review | Grade: C