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Yearly Archives: 2021

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

July 23, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Old by joeldamos

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 ...

July 23, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Jolt / Kate Beckinsale / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

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, ...

July 22, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Joe Bell / Mark Wahlberg / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

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 ...

July 22, 2021 in Movie Trailers tagged Dune / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

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 […]

Almost Famous 4K Review: Stillwater Rises, Two Decades of Rocking ...

July 20, 2021 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Almost Famous / Cameron Crowe / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray by joeldamos

On June 8, 2018, chef/television personality and all-around humanitarian took his own life. The CNN star of Parts Unknown and a series of other television programs over the years is the subject of the most stunning of documentaries by filmmaker Morgan Neville. The documentarian has been brilliantly busy of late, […]

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Review: A Tragedy Also ...

July 16, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain by joeldamos

Sean Penn once referred to his longtime friend, Nicolas Cage, as a former actor. After a string of varying degrees of goodness and straight-to-video pictures over the years (except one magical magnificent one called Mandy), the Oscar-winning actor has largely gone unnoticed by the populous at large. That should change […]

Pig Review: Nicolas Cage Stars in His Most Stunning Performance ...

July 16, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Nicolas Cage / Pig by joeldamos

Star-crossed lover’s stories, especially with a criminal undertow, have the potential to be something special. Die in a Gunfight stars Alexandra Daddario as Mary Rathcart, a daddy’s rich girl who happened to fall for the wrong guy. That fellow happens to be a part of the Capulets to her Montagues […]

Die In a Gunfight: A Malevolent Crime Noir with a ...

July 16, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Alexandra Daddario / Die in a Gunfight / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

The pages of author R.L. Stine (Goosebumps) got a bit scarier for his readership that was growing up with him when he first released the Fear Street series in 1989. The New Girl was the title, and it was just the beginning of a love affair between fans and the […]

Fear Street Trilogy Review: R.L. Stine Books Come to Wicked ...

July 16, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Fear Street 1666 / Fear Street 1978 / Fear Street 1994 / Movie Reviews / Netflix by joeldamos