X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Well, ‘X2: X-Men United’ (2003) is in no danger of being replaced as my favorite ‘X-Men’ flick, that’s for sure. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this series, especially the portions directed by Bryan Singer (‘The Usual Suspects’). Matthew Vaughn (‘Kick-Ass’) gave us a slick ‘off-shoot’ with 2011’s ‘X-Men: First Class’ also, while hack director Brett Ratner (‘Rush […]

The Nice Guys (2016)

Shane Black is back!…back doing what Shane Black does best!! The man is pretty much the epitome of ‘Living the Hollywood Dream’. In his early 20’s, in California circa the mid-1980’s, a script of his came to the attention of powerhouse Film Producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros., with his ‘R-Rated Action Movie story, ‘Lethal […]

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

And here we go again!…with that now-familiar pattern of ‘two Big Budget summer ‘tent-pole’ movies sharing a similar story or theme, being released at roughly the same time, and duking it out at the Box Office’ rearing its ugly head again. The first one, in this case, was ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, in […]

The Final Countdown (1980)

As I’ve noted in previous reviews, I’m something of an Aircraft Nerd…especially military aircraft. It’s been that way for as far back as I can remember. My inner 8 year old takes over anytime an exotic or military plane appears in the sky, and I get giddy and excitable. It’s probably embarrassing for anyone with […]

Midnight Special (2016)

If I had to sum this movie up, right off the bat, I would have to call it a ‘love letter’ to several of the classic fantasy / sci-fi flicks from the 80’s…one of cinema’s undeniable Golden Ages. As I watched this strangely-paced science-fiction film, I was acutely reminded of the films ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ […]

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 […]