Ray Pride
About the author Ray Pride is the Film Editor of Chicago's Newcity and News Editor of Movie City News.
Film Review: ‘Extraordinary Mission’ Shows New Possibilities For Modern Action
'Extraordinary Mission' is an extraordinarily lush feat of production, presenting an acutely visualized widescreen world with the urgent velocity of a film that its makers feel has to cram in every last bit. In our current fallen world of big-screen action, it’s a syllabus for possibilities that remain. Read More
Film Review: Jackie Chan Throws Back and Rolls Ahead in ‘Railroad Tigers’
Surrounded by a crew played by so-called Little Fresh Meat actors along with his 34-year-old son, Jaycee, Chan winningly reprises the loose-limbed, high-spirited vibe of the Hong Kong "Lucky Stars" comedies of the ‘80s with charm if not a memorably balletic central performance. Read More
Film Review: ‘The Wasted Times’ is Vulgar and Silly, but Exquisite
Pretty people and prettier pictures are among the laudable assets in the pedigree and filigree of this gangster story set in Shanghai. Read More
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