“Fear Street Part 2: 1978” Trailer Reaction
“Shadyside, 1978. School’s out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in […]
Stanko Viewing Diary (June 20 – July 5)
Fear Street Part One: 1994 Director: Leigh JaniakWriters: R.L. Stine, Kyle Killen, Phil GraziadeiStaring: Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Oliva Scott WelchStreaming: NetflixRelease Date: July 2, 2021 “A circle of […]
“Out Of Thin Air” | It’s A Documentary. It Happened
“Iceland, 1976. Six suspects confess to two violent crimes. This is the strangest criminal investigation you’ve never heard of.” Director: Dylan HowittStreaming: NetflixRelease Date: 2017 I personally was inspired to […]
“Fear Street Part One: 1994” | What A Start To A Trilogy
Director: Leigh JaniakWriters: R.L. Stine, Kyle Killen, Phil GraziadeiStaring: Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Oliva Scott WelchStreaming: NetflixRelease Date: July 2, 2021 “A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the […]
“Mutiny On The Bounty” | Captain Bligh Is Evil Incarnate
Director: Frank LloydWriters: Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman, Carey Wilson, Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall, John Farrow, Margaret BoothStaring: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot ToneStreaming: HBO MaxRelease Date: 1935 “First mate […]
“The Italian Job” | An Original With A Vibe I Wasn’t Expecting
The Italian JobDirector: Peter CollinsonWriters: Troy Kennedy-MartinStars: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny HillRelease Date: September 3, 1969 Biggest takeaways from The Italian Job: A much funnier movie than I ever would […]
“Athlete A” | I Hate Humans (Instant Reaction)
Athlete ADirector: Bonni Cohen, Jon ShenkRelease Date: June 24, 2020 Biggest takeaways from Athlete A: This documentary is a dreadful must watch. Again, entering with only a basic understanding of what happened, Athlete […]
“Halloween Kills” Trailer Reaction
This movie trailer FUCKS! Holy shit what an awesome, bloody, scary and adrenaline pumping trailer. Halloween Kills is a DIRECT sequel to the 2018 reboot-sequel, Halloween. Not many people expected […]
“Annette” Trailer Reaction
We have Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard in an artsy movie that may be award bait? Yes please and thank you! Adam Driver plays Henry, a stand-up comedian, and he […]
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Trailer
Remind me why we are delving back into the movie world of G.I. Joe? Because the world was begging for it, Snake Eyes (2021) is a new movie coming out […]
Stanko Viewing Diary (June 9 – June 19)
Brokeback Mountain Director: Ang LeeWriters: Annie Proulx, Larry McCurtry, Dianna OssanaStaring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle WilliamsStreaming: PeacockRelease Date: January 13, 2006 Brokeback Mountain is one of the best romantic […]
“Color Out Of Space” | Weird, Weird Movie…AKA A Nic Cage Movie
Director: Richard StanleyWriters: H.P. Lovecraft, Richard Stanley, Scarlett AmarisStaring: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine ArthurStreaming: Amazon RentalRelease Date: January 24, 2020 Color Out Of Space was a movie. It sure was. […]
Just End The Suffering Podcast Guest Appearance – Summer Movie Preview (6/18/21)
From “Just End The Suffering Podcast” YouTube channel: On the latest episode of the Just End The Suffering podcast, host Mike Phillips is joined by the podcast’s resident film critic Jon Stanko to preview all of the big movies set to come out this summer. Mike and Jon touch on F9, Black Widow, The Suicide Squad, Space Jam: A New […]
“Brokeback Mountain” | This Movie Broke Me
Director: Ang LeeWriters: Annie Proulx, Larry McCurtry, Dianna OssanaStaring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle WilliamsStreaming: PeacockRelease Date: January 13, 2006 Brokeback Mountain is one of the best romantic movies I have […]
“The Tomorrow War” Trailer Reaction
So here’s the thing. Do we expect The Tomorrow War to be good? This Amazon Prime original starring the now strictly action-comedy star Chris Pratt looks like a B-movie version […]
“Godzilla: City On The Edge Of Battle” (Instant Reaction)
Director: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun ShizunoWriters: Gen Urobuchi, Sadayuki Murai, Tetsuya YamadaStaring: Mamoru Miyano, Takashiro Sakurai, Kana HanazawaStreaming: NetflixRelease Date: 2018 Christ on a stick this was a step down. Godzilla: City […]
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