Kurt Loder Reviews Captain Phillips, Machete Kills, and CBGB

The fearless exercise in rampaging what-the-fuck of Machete Kills may exceed your gaudiest expectations. Having developed his stone-faced federale from a goofy Grindhouse trailer into a 2010 feature, trash-o-matic director Robert Rodriguez now leads him into James Bond territory, complete with a smirking master criminal – played by Mel Gibson! – who's intent on earth-shaking devastation. Kurt Loder also reviews Captain Phillips and CBGB.
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