Articles Written by John C. Ford

Shooter (2007) Movie Review #2

Not many people are in a mood to thank the Administration these days, but the makers of “Shooter” probably are. Stephen Hunter’s cinema-ready thriller novel about a master Vietnam sniper, under appreciated by both his country and his government, languished in Hollywood’s development hell for a dozen years. A great force, indeed, would be needed [...]

March 18th, 2007 | John C. Ford | 33 Comments | Read More

Zodiac (2007) Movie Review

David Fincher wants you to feel exhausted. He wants to show you how the interminable search for the Zodiac, a real-life California serial killer, chewed up the lives of three men who pursued him for more than a decade. Unfortunately, David Fincher is extremely good at his job. Clocking in at more than two and [...]

March 6th, 2007 | John C. Ford | 8 Comments | Read More

The Queen (2006) Movie Review

In 2003, a well-regarded director of independent films spun Oscar gold from a wisp of a storyline — a tone poem about a woman and a man from different generations who make a faltering, elusive connection in an exotic setting. And now, it has been done again. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present you with [...]

October 23rd, 2006 | John C. Ford | 0 Comments | Read More

Lucky Number Slevin (2006) Movie Review

“Lucky Number Slevin” is like a house of cards with baroque design — an exercise in style that, while dazzling in its details, leaves little to savor other than the effort necessary to make such an artificial construction. The labyrinthine plot of this sometimes comic caper kicks into gear when a man named Slevin (Josh [...]

April 10th, 2006 | John C. Ford | 1 Comment | Read More

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