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— Sigourney Weaver, Alien Resurrection

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Betty Blue

There can be beauty in tragedy, particularly when the key ingredient is the same in both —Marty Mapes (review...)

Betty arrives like a bolt from the Blue

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Pierce Brosnan

  • Black Adam (2022)

    Black Adam Review by Matt Anderson: Perhaps the biggest surprise about Black Adam is what a messy mash-up it is.

  • The November Man (2014)

    Brosnan falls in The November Man Review by Robert Denerstein: Pierce Brosnan returns to espionage in this low-grade thriller

  • The Ghost Writer (2010)

    The Ghost Writer never gets credit Review by Robert Denerstein: A quietly involving thriller that doesn't call attention to its cinematic virtuosity

  • Mamma Mia! (2008)

    Sophie's Mamma jumps for joy DVD review by Marty Mapes: Skip it, not because it's a chick flick, but because it doesn't aim to be more than fluff

  • The Matador (2006)

    Review by Marty Mapes: Brosnan walks the line between sympathy and repulsion as a cartoony lonely assassin

  • Deep Blue (2005)

    Review by Marty Mapes: Deep Blue could have lived its life on TV and felt more at home

    DVD review by Marty Mapes: I might have enjoyed the movie more had I seen the making-of documentary beforehand

  • Die Another Day (2002)

    Pierce Brosnan lives to Die Another Day Review by Marty Mapes: Fans of James Bond won't be disappointed by Die Another Day

  • The Tailor of Panama (2001)

    Review by Andrea Birgers: A tailor tries to be a spy and gets in over his head

  • The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

    Review by Marty Mapes

  • Dante's Peak (1997)

    Brosnan escapes the eruption of Dante's Peak Review by Marty Mapes