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Landon H. Johnson

All aboard! David Leitch’s Bullet Train comes at you like an ammunition shot from a gun. This bombastic cross between action and comedy is a Tarantino-style visual spectacle. Set up against a picturesque skyline from Tokyo to Kyoto, Bullet Train provides action fans what films like Crank have provided in […]

Bullet Train: One Hell of a Ride

August 4, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Brad Pitt / Bullet Train / Movie Reviews by Landon H. Johnson

Filmmakers don’t always get it right when it comes to adapting novels to the big screen, but director Olivia Newman transcends expectations with Where the Crawdads Sing. Based on the best-selling novel by Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing tells the equal parts the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of Kya […]

Where the Crawdads Sing Review: Novel Fans Rejoice!

July 17, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Where the Crawdads Sing by Landon H. Johnson

On the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, writer-director Peeter Rebane gives audiences a passionate story of two soldiers in a forbidden love during the Cold War era of the 1970s. The story, however, could not be more relevant today given the recurring themes of oppression and war. The film […]

Peeter Rebane and Tom Prior Talk Firebird

April 29, 2022 in Interviews tagged Firebird / interviews by Landon H. Johnson

After what seems like several years of hiatus from his original, high-concept, stylistic action films (6 Underground was his last in 2019), Michael Bay gives audiences a ride to remember with the high-speed chase thriller Ambulance. The director, who is known for gratuitous explosions, innovative camera angles, and transformers, […]

Ambulance Review: The Bayhem is Back!

April 8, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Ambulance / Jake Gyllenhaal / Michael Bay / Movie Reviews by Landon H. Johnson

There are only a few iconic films that have defined an entire genre since The Texas Chainsaw Massacre first premiered in 1974. Now, almost 50 years later, fans are getting the tenth installment of the slasher film franchise. In Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, David Blue Garcia tackles directing one of […]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Interview: Cast & Crew Talk Netflix’s Sequel

February 18, 2022 in Interviews tagged interviews / Netflix / Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Landon H. Johnson

The multi-talented triple-threat writer/director/actor Sir Kenneth Branagh used his time in quarantine to write his most personal and introspective film to date, which recalls his experience growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the civil unrest between the Protestants and the Catholics in the 1960s. From the cinematography to the […]

Belfast Review: A Cathartic Homage to Heritage

November 12, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Belfast / Kenneth Branagh / Movie Reviews by Landon H. Johnson

In the apocalyptic drama, Finch, Tom Hanks shows us how far man will go for his canine best friend, even if that means a road trip across the end of the world. Finch Weinberg (Hanks) is an engineer who builds a robot to take care of his dog, Goodyear after […]

Finch Interview: Tom Hanks Elucidates His Post-Apocalyptic Robo-Bro Trip

November 8, 2021 in Interviews tagged Finch / interviews / Tom Hanks by Landon H. Johnson

Step out of the darkness and into the spotlight, Max Harwood! Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a rousing and colorful film adaptation of the award-winning musical from London’s West End that’s as close to a perfect film as it gets and is– without a doubt– the best musical of the […]

Movie Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is Everything

September 17, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Everybody's Talking About Jamie / Movie Reviews by Landon H. Johnson

Truman Capote was one of America’s most iconic writers. He lived in a time when novelist were the center of high society and culture; therefore, was given an all-access pass to the intimate lifestyle of the rich and famous. Capote also gave us literary classics such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” […]

The Capote Tapes: The Man Behind the Work

September 10, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged The Capote Tapes / Truman Capote by Landon H. Johnson