The Jungle Book (2016)

Jon Favreau has done it again. I think it’s fair to say that we can lump him into the same elevated category as JJ Abrams, in terms of technical prowess and overall understanding of the medium of film, as an art and as an enterprise. Every single movie I’ve seen of Favreau’s, I’ve liked, to […]

Hardcore Henry (2015)

Well, THIS…was inevitable. EVENTUALLY someone was going to attempt an entire film shot from the 1st Person perspective of the protagonist. We’ve seen this approach attempted before, in specific ‘gimmick’ sequences in less-than-perfect flicks, like ‘Doom’ (2005) and ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008), but I’m sure the idea has always been there, bubbling just below the […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Going all the way back to 2004, when he was responsible for a gratuitous, near-blasphemous remake of a classic zombie movie (‘Dawn of the Dead’)…that turned out FAR better than it really had ANY right to, I’ve been a full-blown fan (and apologist) of (and for) director Zack Snyder and his filmography of visually slick […]

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

I’m normally a pretty savvy dude when it comes to knowing my ‘upcoming movies’ shit…but I have to hand it to JJ Abrams and the good folks down there at Bad Robot. I, like MANY other people out there, had NO idea of this flick’s existence…as in ZERO INFORMATION. Then in January, this curious little […]

London Has Fallen (2016)

In the Way Back of 2013, Hollywood did that thing that Hollywood sometimes does…and that’s release two nearly identical (plot-wise anyway) flicks in pretty much direct competition with one another…and stand back to see what happens. This happened in 2013 when Popcorn Movie King Roland Emmerich shat out the $150 million Channing Tatum / Jamie […]

Cohen and Tate (1988)

This lean and effective thriller has been skipping along just below my radar for YEARS now. It’s largely due to my knowledge of the two leads, Roy Scheider (‘Jaws’ ) and Adam Baldwin (‘Firefly’), and their individual filmographies, that I know of its existence. In whatever Histories I’ve delved into, regarding these two fine Gentlemen […]

Deadpool (2016)

All right, folks…I, like so many of YOU by now…have drank the Kool-Aid that is ‘Deadpool’. Sure, it’s about a week late…but who cares…I’ve now had what is now being considered the most profitable R-Rated opening EVER seared into my puny little mind…and I loved it! Now I will admit, prior to the abysmal first […]

Paths of Glory (1957)

When most cinephiles think of the films of the late, great Stanley Kubrick, most often they’ll ‘default’ to titles like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968), ‘The Shining’ (1980), or ‘Full Metal Jacket’ (1987). Arguments can also be made for the inclusion of ‘Dr. Stangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ […]

Play Misty for Me (1971)

Um…yeah. Ok…I guess accomplished directors have to get their start SOMEWHERE. Besides being well renowned as an actor and jazz pianist, Clint Eastwood is very highly regarded for his skills in the director’s chair, and more often than not…his films are of a surprisingly solid quality. Having said that, I do have to mention that […]

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

Oh, Michael Bay…you sick, confusing son-of-a-bitch. Just when I’ve written you off as the over-blown, racist, one-note, hack director douchebag (with an admittedly accessible style), that you most likely are, you pull a ‘fast one’ and dump something like THIS in our laps. I say that as a ‘good thing’. 13 Hours actually worked from […]