Tourist Trap (1979)

Having really enjoyed grabbing two 70’s flicks that I knew virtually nothing about, and ‘double billing’ them last weekend (‘The Sentinel’ vs ‘Long Weekend’) for an ‘Examination’, I intended to do the same thing last night, while my partner-in-crime girlfriend was out of town. However, the fatigue of a long-ass work week (and probably the […]

The Martian (2015)

Sir Ridley Scott is back, baby!! My faith in The Man has been restored! This fantastic film is the perfect apology for his 1, 2, 3 Knock-Out Punch of Questionable Movie Choices of late, starting with a flick I’ve unfortunately grown to loathe, 2012’s ‘Prometheus’ (Visuals=Great, Script=clumsy and idiotic), followed by the high-potential-but-shockingly-bad ‘The Counselor’ […]

An Examination: The Sentinel (1977) vs Long Weekend (1978)

Going into a movie completely ‘blind’ can be a highly rewarding experience (not Blind in the physical sense, ya friggin smart-asses!). Or it can be a highly questionable use of a couple hours of your Life…depends on the flick. So, it was a Saturday afternoon and all the domestic shit had been tended to. My […]

Predestination (2014)

Sometimes…the wait is worth it. I’ve been meaning to get to this flick for a good while now, ever since I first heard about it during it’s initial, woefully-small theatrical release in the Way Back of 2014. I’ve always like Ethan Hawke, going back to his first-ever movie role in a childhood favorite of mine, […]

The Gift (2015)

(Breaks out in heartfelt applause). Bravo, Joel Edgerton…bravo. Now THIS is how you announce yourself to The World as a serious filmmaker, your first time out of the gate. I’ve always known Edgerton The Actor from ‘tough guy’ roles in solid films like ‘Animal Kingdom’ (2010), ‘The Thing’ (2011) and ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ (2014). […]

An Examination: The Black Stallion (1979), The Black Stallion Returns (1983)

In my family, we all have our passions / obsessions. With my Dad, it’s Music. With my sister, it’s Health and Fitness and with my Mom…it’s Horses. For pretty much my entire existence, horses have played a key part, where my mother is concerned. The woman knows her shit and it’s impressive. While I was […]

The Believers (1987)

Way back when, as my film obsession really began to take hold, I found myself becoming more and more interested by the Rating tags that would turn up on movie posters. To me, especially since I was at the age (8-12) when I started checking out edgier fare (thanks, Mom and Dad!), I found the […]

An Examination: First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2007)

I don’t know just how many on-screen deaths I saw yesterday…but it was a friggin lot! So, here’s the situation: My Significantly Better Half is away on a much-deserved vacation with her family, half-way across Canada. I’ve been left to my own devices…and this is the type of shit that happens, when THAT happens. One […]

Stake Land (2010)

This doesn’t happen too often, thankfully…but I always feel a little guilty when a friend recommends a movie that he / she swears I’m going to dig…and I walk away, when the credits roll, wondering just what they’d been smoking to lead to such a recommendation. Such is the case here. One my coworkers, a […]

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

I almost feel as though I’m supposed to be ashamed of this, but as an actor…I like Thomas Cruise Mapother III. Tom Cruise (The actual human) is a batshit-crazy lunatic enslaved by a sinister space cult that has somehow snuggle struggled it’s way into Hollywood…but The Actor has charisma and undeniable screen ‘presence’… not to […]