Are you worthy? That is a question that ricochets through Will’s mind daily. Winston Duke (Us) is Will in Nine Days, a film that is pure auteur. That artist is Edson Oda, who makes his big-screen debut as a screenwriter and as a director. His film is both vast in […]
Monthly Archives: July 2021
When it was announced that Disney was taking another one of their theme park rides and building a cinematic universe around it, it was met with the usual scoffs and instinctive doubt. Jungle Cruise, like Pirates of the Caribbean before it, is a wildly popular ride that does what one […]
Jungle Cruise Review: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Join Forces ...
Back in August of 1969, hundreds of thousands of sixties youth famously gathered in Woodstock, New York for Three Days of Peace, Love and Art. Then, the same producer who put on that iconic pop culture moment—Michael Lang, hooked up with concert promoter John Scher, and both thought it would […]
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage Review: Toxic Masculinity + ...
There’s a serial killer on the loose in Midnight in the Switchgrass, which doesn’t do its best to make Pensacola, Florida the most appealing locale in America. The headliners are Bruce Willis as Karl and Megan Fox as Rebecca, both detectives for the FBI working a sting operation targeting prostitutes […]
Midnight in the Switchgrass Review: Emile Hirsch Shines Over Both ...
With his latest, Old, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has tackled a graphic novel, Sandcastle—by Pierre-Oscar Lévy and Frederick Peeters. It finds him leaving his beloved Philadelphia behind, a locale where most of his films call home. Don’t kid yourself, the City of Brotherly Love gets a few shout-outs, but this […]
Old Review: M. Night Shyamalan Explores an Island Paradise Nightmare
Kate Beckinsale is no stranger to action, what with her iconic turn as Selene in the Underworld movies and others, such as Whiteout and Contraband opposite Mark Wahlberg (whose own movie, Joe Bell, opens this weekend as well). She is also right at home and comfortable period pieces, such as […]
Jolt Review: Kate Beckinsale Returns to Action in Amazon’s Electric ...
Mark Wahlberg stars as the real-life titular character in Joe Bell, opening this Friday, July 23. Bell lost his gay son to suicide after bullying in his high school drove him over the edge. Wanting to do something, Bell decides to walk across America on a mission to raise awareness […]
Joe Bell Review: The Mark Wahlberg True Story Should Resonate, ...
The latest Dune trailer is absolutely the greatest Dune trailer. The highly anticipated Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Prisoners, Arrival) directed remake of the 80s film based on the book(s) by Frank Herbert appears to have the budget, the star power, and the tone that was sorely missing from the […]
Dune Trailer: Science Fiction Epic Finally Looks Like It Gets ...
Paramount Presents’ latest gem has arrived in the form of the movie that started it all for me—Almost Famous. The 4K upgrade steel book package is the must-own home video in recent memory. Two decades ago, a man who adored film and writing left the cinema after taking in an […]