Black Sea (2014)

It’s weird. I like being on the ocean (to a certain degree), but the idea of being stranded at sea or forced to exist, in some capacity, under it…scares the shit outta me. Not only does my overactive imagination conjure up images of huge, carnivorous beasts lurking in the dark freezing depths, but there’s also […]

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

This is an odd one…and I liked it! ‘Seven Psychopaths’ has been on my radar since it’s release in the ‘way back’ of 2012 and I’ve now FINALLY feasted my peepers upon it. First and foremost, the casting is what initially intrigued me. Couple that with a strange, almost Tarantino-esque premise and execution, and I […]

Ant-Man (2015)

Eventually Marvel Studios is going to toss out a high-budget, Marvel-Universe ‘blockbuster-wannabe’ flick…and the world will watch it crash and burn. It’ll be an idea that’s SO ‘out there’ that if fails to connect with the vast audience this studio has been carefully cultivating over the last 8 or so years. Last year, I wasn’t […]

Terminator Genisys (2015)

Ouch! That. Was. Painful. Now, my Spidey-senses certainly pointed directly into the ‘NOT GOOD’ column after I saw the first trailer for this steaming pile, but damn…sometimes I hate it when they turn out THIS correct! What’s even more baffling (aside from James Cameron’s suspicious endorsement for this insult to his original two films) is […]

Snowpiercer (2013)

This multinational (but Korean-led) science fiction film has been floating around in the peripheries of my cinematic consciousness for a while. I liked director Joon-Ho Bong’s previous ‘creature feature’ effort ‘The Host’ (2006); a cool lil flick with some surprising humor and sweet visuals that I easily recommend, so his production style, coupled with this […]

My First Drive-In: Inside Out (2015) / Tomorrowland (2015)

In the near 40 years I’ve existed on this planet (Oh man, it’s sobering to see THAT in print), and in the 30+ years as a somewhat hardcore Movie Nerd, I’ve never taken in a flick at one of those former Staples of Summer: The Drive-In Movie Theatre. My folks claim that they may have […]

Scanners (1981)

As a Canadian, I’m strangely proud of director David Cronenberg. Don’t know the man. Never met ‘im. But still. There aren’t many directors that hail from The Great White North who’s names people instantly recognize (James Cameron aside), but if you mention ‘Cronenberg’, it does tend jog people’s memories. If it’s not for his early […]

Poltergeist (1982), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986), Poltergeist III (1988)

A couple of things prompted this particular 3 Picture review: First off, I was lucky enough to recently stumble upon a Blu-ray copy of the original 1982 classic (which looks the best I’ve ever seen, obviously). Secondly, the inevitable remake is currently gracing a handful of screens (to somewhat ‘meh’ reviews), so I wanted to […]

Jurassic World (2015)

Given the cinematic mile-stone that Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 masterpiece was, and the box office clout of the over-all series (yes, including the lame-ass 3rd one), another entry to The Jurassic Park Franchise was pretty much inevitable. I first heard rumblings about this one a couple years back and got a wee bit concerned, since […]

50 Shades of Grey (2015)

This sorry excuse for a ‘literary phenomenon’ would’ve made a perfectly acceptable porno, aimed squarely at the S+M crowd. But, as a ‘legit’ movie adaptation…it fails utterly. This probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise to just about anyone with an iota of taste, when it comes to movies, but still… Now, my own […]