The Equalizer 2
This sequelizer to The Equalizer stars Denzel Washington as the eponymous neutralizer of vandalizers, terrorizers and burglarizers. It’s the perfect film if you want to catch some Zs. Since the […]
Tag Archives: Denzel Washington
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Denzel Washington bags an Oscar nomination as a lawyer in this conceptually confused version of Philadelphia. The usually effortless Washington, out of his comfort zone like Donald Trump doing a […]
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
John Scheinfeld’s documentary combines John Coltrane’s own words (read by Denzel Washington) with insight and praise from his fans; everyone from Carlos Santana to President Bill Clinton. Can you imagine Trump […]
Fences
Denzel Washington stars and directs in this story of a man in his fifties who feels that he’s missed out on life by working as a refuse collector to support […]
The Magnificent Seven
The latest product of a Hollywood executive’s brainstorming session entitled “What haven’t we remade yet?” is a rerun of classic Western The Magnificent Seven, about a gang of, you guessed […]
The Equalizer
Denzel Washington plays Bob, an ordinary hardware store worker and all-round nice guy, working his way through the hundred novels to read before you die, and befriending a young sex […]
Spike Lee
And so we conclude our foray into the world of all things Lee. Over the course of the past few weeks I’ve been lucky enough to watch a lot of great […]
A Spike Lee Joint: He Got Game
Jake (Denzel Washington) is offered time off his lengthy prison sentence if he can persuade his son, basketball prodigy Jesus (Ray Allen), to sign up for a scholarship at Big […]
A Spike Lee Joint: Inside Man
When a masked criminal (Clive Owen) robs a New York bank, it’s up to a seasoned hostage negotiator (Denzel Washington) and his young partner (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to foil “the perfect […]
A Spike Lee Joint: Mo’ Better Blues
Denzel Washington is Bleek Gilliam, a trumpeter from Brooklyn, New York. He plays with his band, including his egotistic saxophonist Shadow (Wesley Snipes), and has to deal with his gambling-addicted […]
