Nighthawks (1981)

So another quiet Sunday was upon us and I wanted to write…something. I had toyed with checking out ‘Blade Runner 2049’ again or possibly ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, but since my lady had a 3 hour long test to take and our tiny dog has been a little mopey since her invasive trip to the vet yesterday, […]

Automata (2014)

So after having just introduced my girlfriend to my recent pawn shop purchase of the superb ‘Ex Machina’ (2015) Blu ray, while also having just seen the better-then-expected ‘Blade Runner 2049’ (2017), I thought that I would stick with the ‘Machines Questioning Existence’ theme and FINALLY get around to watching 2014’s Spanish / US / […]

Only the Brave (2017)

I hope I’m wrong…but I think this film may sink like a stone at the box office. It’s just a matter of timing and attention…or lack thereof. I didn’t know about this movie’s existence till I happened on one of the trailers a couple weeks ago, and was intrigued by the stellar cast and core […]

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

To review ‘Blade Runner 2049’, it only seems fitting that I start off with my quick take on the 1982 flawed masterpiece that is director Ridley Scott’s original ‘Blade Runner’. Now, as any past reader of my reviews can probably surmise, I’m a huge fan of Ridley and his late brother Tony Scott and their […]

IT (2017)

SO…this chapter was SUPPOSED to be another ‘Drive-In Double Feature’ review…but it’s not. Sorry folks…for those of you who were breathlessly awaiting another of those beauties…YOU’RE SHIT OUTTA LUCK! I dropped the ball. It was a Triple Feature, but my horror movie-loving GF (she’s awesome) noticed that the first two flicks, which were ‘IT’ and […]

The War Game (1965)

I’m a huge fan of the horror fiction of British author James Herbert, who unfortunately passed away in 2013. I have the vast majority of his books in my library, including the first two novels of his notorious ‘Rats Trilogy’; ‘The Rats’ (1974) and ‘Lair’ (1979). These two unapologetically horrific stories really made their mark […]

Atomic Blonde (2017)

This one’s a bit of a mixed bag for me. There are successful elements that definitely earn ‘Good Movie’ status, but others prevent it from being a ‘Great’ movie. When I first got wind of this title, it was due in large part to it being the second major motion picture for director David Leitch, […]

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

If 20th Century Fox is smart…they’ll stop this franchise right here and leave it a surprisingly well-constructed and self-contained trilogy. But…when money talks…the executives listen…artistic integrity be damned! Time will tell on that one. It’s a cooking hot Sunday at the tail-end of July and I felt the call of the cinema…yet again. This time […]

Dunkirk (2017)

July. 2017. Summer Movie Season is well underway…and there’s just so damn much to choose from! Just today, I had my choice of ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’, ‘Spiderman – Homecoming’, and ‘Valerian: City of 1000 Planets’. These are all flicks I want, and intend, to see on The Big Screen. But…as much […]

Wonder Woman (2017)

Well, it would SEEM that DC has been taking some notes in light of the less-than-perfect reception to their previous entries, particularly ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (2016) and ‘Suicide Squad’ (2016). I can confidently say that ‘Wonder Woman’ actually feels like a movie, not a hopeful and half-assed hodge-podge of scenes and set-ups […]