“Renfield” Is Demented, Deranged And A Great Bloody Surprise
Time to totally shut your brain off and enjoy a ton of mindless bloody violence. Yup, that is what Renfield (2023) is. You totally were expecting that, right?
Rev Your Engines And Get Gassed Up For “Ronin”
Ronin (1998) has everything you need to make a quality one-off action movie.
“Switchback” Hits The Brakes Just As It Gets Going
Switchback (1997) is a classic cat & mouse game with an aloof cop and a rambunctiously charismatic killer. The shocking part of the story is who plays what part.
“Maestro” Trailer Reaction
Maestro (2023) is staying in the musical realm, but changing the dynamic of the relationship. Cooper isn’t going to be playing the overshadowed former star. Instead, Cooper is going to be playing renowned musical talent Leonard Bernstein as he becomes one of the most iconic conductors of all time. The lens through which we will view many of Leonard’s actions is his wife Felecia, who will be played by two-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan.
“Heart Of Stone” Sticks With Disappointing Netflix & Gadot Tradition
“An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable and dangerous weapon.” Director: Tom HarperWriters: Greg Rucka, Allison SchroederStaring: Gal […]
“American Graffiti” Coats You With Innocence Lost
Before there was Star Wars. Before the billion dollar enterprise. Before the Jedi and the dark side, there was American Graffiti (1973). George Lucas’s breakout role in Hollywood was the furthest thing from science fiction. American Graffiti is a movie about nothing, yet about something existentially important. What are we doing with our lives? Who are we now, and who will we be later, and is there any correlation at all?
A Good Spy Thriller Is Timeless: “Three Days Of The Condor”
Three Days Of The Condor (1975) is a damn good spy thriller. It is not in the upper echelon of espionage movies, but neither is it just pure entertainment fodder. Director Sydney Pollack takes the star power of Robert Redford and portrays him as a common man in an uncommon situation. The plot provides twists and turns and Max von Sydow in a supporting role is a perfect amalgamation of an evil Jacques Clouseau.
“Saint Maud” Hands Out Scary Isolation Terror
Saint Maud (2021) is a movie that will fuck you up. Plain and simple.
“Oppenheimer” Is Fucking Outstanding.
A crowning achievement. An explosive, complex and thought provoking three hour masterpiece. Christopher Nolan has done it.
“Air” Is A Glorified Story, But One That Entertains The Entire Way
“Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.” Director: Ben […]
Need A Casual Serial Killer Viewing? “Boston Strangler” Is Out There.
“Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to […]
“In The Heights” Reaches Mid-Levels Of Musical Enjoyment
“A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.” […]
“Tetris” Fits The Puzzle Pieces Together Nicely
“The story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to players around the globe. Businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov join forces […]
My First Interaction With Sydney Sweeney Is “Reality”
“A former American intelligence specialist was given the longest sentence for the unauthorized release of government information to the media about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections via […]
It’s Good, Sure. But “M3gan” Really Broke Through?
“A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.” Director: Gerard JohnstoneWriters: Akela Cooper, James WanStaring: Allison Williams, […]
“The Last Manhunt” Is Very Bad And You Should Not Watch It
“Based on true events in the early 1900s Wild West, Willie Boy falls in love with Carlota from the Chemehuevi tribe despite being forbidden to be together. A fatal incident […]
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