Movie Reviews7.4/10
‘In the Line of Fire’: Eastwood’s Ghost Hunts a Killer Through Washington
A Secret Service agent haunted by his failure to save Kennedy faces a former CIA killer in a tense Washington thriller.
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Movie Reviews7.1/10
Three Decades On, A Perfect World’s Costner-Eastwood Chase Still Earns Its Reputation
A convict, a cop, and a hostage make for one of Eastwood's best crime dramas, though the chase drags before its honest, powerful ending.
Movie Reviews8.7/10
55 Years On, Dirty Harry Still Smashes Its Murder Cases — Score 8.7/10
A grim tale of a lone cop and a killer's demand, wherein justice is not served with mercy but with a swift, terrible hand.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Escape from Alcatraz Review: A Solid, Patient Prison Break Thriller That Earns Its Ending
A prison escape drama wherein a warden's warning of a prison wherein none escape is proven false by a desperate prisoner's plan.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Invictus Review: Morgan Freeman’s Mandela and the Long Game of Rugby
Clint Eastwood's Invictus stars Morgan Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon as Springboks captain Pienaar in a 134-minute film about a nation's bet on sport.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Changeling at Eighteen: Angelina Jolie Carries Eastwood’s True-Crime Drama
A review of Clint Eastwood's Changeling (2008), with Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins, the Wineville case, and the LAPD psychiatric ward.
Movie Reviews9.2/10
Sergio Leone’s Bounty Hunter Western Still Trades on Silence and the Pocket Watch
Sergio Leone's 1965 Western pairs Clint Eastwood with Lee Van Cleef against Gian Maria Volonté's haunted bandit El Indio, and a musical pocket watch.
Movie Reviews9.8/10
A Fistful of Dollars: Leone’s 1964 Western at 9.8/10
Sergio Leone's 1964 Western A Fistful of Dollars made Clint Eastwood a star for $15,000. A review of the film, its plot, and the Kurosawa lawsuit.
Movie Reviews8.5/10
Unforgiven at 34: Clint Eastwood’s Audit of the Western
Unforgiven at 30: how Clint Eastwood's 1992 Oscar-winning Western dismantled the myth of the gunslinger, with Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
The Mule: Eastwood’s Charming but Soft Cartel Drama
Clint Eastwood plays an 80-something daylily grower turned cartel courier in The Mule, a soft 2018 crime drama that coasts on charm and grossed $174M.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
Mystic River: Eastwood’s Patient Study of Damage and Debt
A look at Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003): its Charlestown abduction, the .38 Special mystery, Penn and Robbins' Oscar wins, and Eastwood's first score.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Sully Review: Hanks, Eckhart, and a Case Built Against a Hero
Clint Eastwood's Sully turns the Miracle on the Hudson into a case against its hero. Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, and a flawed NTSB villain, reviewed.