Tag: Robert Rodriguez
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Robert Rodriguez Isn’t Sure He’d Do Another ‘Desperado’ Film Because Of The “Glorification” Of Gun Violence
Robert Rodriguez is a filmmaker with an incredibly eclectic filmography. Sometimes he’ll do a big-budget sci-fi film, such as “Alita: Battle Angel,” but then he might go and make a new ‘Spy Kids’ film with his kids. Perhaps he’s best known for films like violent action films like “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “Desperado,” or even…
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Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving Release Date, Cast, Plot, Trailer, And More Info
Every major holiday could stand to have a slasher movie themed around it, especially one with a sunny disposition masquerading the grim truth behind it like Thanksgiving. Such was Eli Roth’s thinking when he made his fake “Thanksgiving” movie trailer for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s “Grindhouse” experiment back in 2007. Roth’s original short is…
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‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ Review — Robert Rodriguez Returns
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.Over two decades ago, Robert Rodriguez introduced millennials to spycraft and Thumb Thumbs with his upbeat quartet of Spy Kids films, which embraced familial bonds and the…
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Spy Kids: Armageddon review – amiable Netflix reboot
Robert Rodriguez brings his kids action series back to life with pleasant, if visually flat, resultsFor a few late millennials, the Spy Kids franchise has assumed a sort of vaguely remembered, but beloved mantle. I was seven years old when the first film hit theaters or, more accurately for the target demographic, hit a child’s…
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Robert Rodriguez Should Return to His ’90s Roots
Robert Rodriguez has had a long and successful career as one of the most prolific directors working in the industry … which is why it feels silly to say that he should go back to his 1990s filmmaking roots. Yes, even though Rodriguez has made great strides in his craft over the years, these strides…
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The ‘Spy Kids’ Films Are More Important Than You Might Think
Taking even a cursory glance at the title Spy Kids likely elicits the image of a campy, goofy children’s movie filled with toy-like gadgetry and light-hearted adventures. The Guardian once described the movie as “Willy Wonka-meets-James Bond.” While that perception is absolutely true, audiences shouldn’t let that encapsulate everything about writer/director Robert Rodriguez’s spy movie…
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‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Was Banned in Ireland Because of Real-Life Tragedies
Quentin Tarantino has been the most prominent cheerleader for cinematic violence, and he is no stranger to criticism when it comes to his graphic depictions of such. Even in films where he isn’t sitting in the director’s chair, Tarantino manages to catch controversy. He was merely an actor and screenwriter behind Robert Rodriguez’ From Dusk…
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Blue Beetle review – superhero fun with immigrant survival subtext
When law graduate Jaime is mistakenly turned into a beetle-based avenger, how will he use his new powers to help his beleaguered Latino family? Believable dynamics and boisterous comedy add charm to a familiar genreCinemagoers could be forgiven for suffering from superhero fatigue of late, with outings such as Black Adam, The Flash, Ant-Man and…
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‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’: Everything We Know About the Upcoming Reboot
Back in 2001, fans of both family-friendly movies and spy capers were treated to a beautiful mix of both genres in the form of Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids. The film is centered on Carmen and Juni Cortez who, after becoming embedded in their family’s espionage business, end up in all sorts of troubled situations trying…
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‘Fast X’s Joaquim de Almeida on Reprising His Role, ‘Warrior Nun’ & Road House
Joaquim de Almeida is an actor whose career spans a number of successful films and hit series, including Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado, the revived Warrior Nun series, Queen of the South, 24, and many others. Most recently, Almeida’s role as the powerful drug lord, Hernan Reyes, in Fast Five resurfaced in the franchise’s penultimate entry, Fast…