Remembering John Hurt – Once mortal, now immortal
‘Well, I would say that if you could manage to get to the end of The Elephant Man without being moved… I don’t think you’d be someone I’d want to know.’ Kane, John Merrick, Caligula, Professor...
Xander Cage proves action movies actually need story
There’s a little known film out there from over twenty years ago called, Strays. Staring, written, and directed by Vin Diesel. It’s this film that impressed a little known director, Steven Spielberg (maybe...
The day I realized traditional television channels are dying
I'm about as interested in the war over internet streaming vs television as I am about Floyd Mayweather bitching how he's better than I am because he has more money then me - I just want to watch good content....
UNDERWORLD Review
The start of 2017 is pegged to see the premiers of a lot of great films. Unfortunately, Underworld: Blood Wars is the first film out of the gate. I'm not exactly saying this is a bad thing - the Underworld...
Review: Collateral Beauty – Life isn’t perfect but Will Smith’s performance is!
Putting Will Smith through hell creates some of the best performances of the year. What do you think about when you’re asked why you are here? This is the question raised by Will Smith’s character,...
Review: Rogue One delivers on all counts
Gareth Edwards admitted to having panic attacks while directing Godzilla in 2014. I mean, who wouldn’t when your second feature film - first studio film - stars the 350 foot tall Japanese icon. But Edwards...
Celebrity deaths, car crash culture and hope for 2017
The end of one year and the start another inevitably comes with self reflection. Seems that our obsession with celebrity worship coupled with our obsession with car crashes, catastrophes and overall...
Review: Allied
Pitt saves his new period spy movie as well as the world All you see when you look at the poster for Allied, legendary director, Robert Zemeckis’ new period spy film is Brad Pitt’s Max Vatan and...
Review: Inferno – good things come from sending Tom Hanks to hell
“A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory”. Otherwise known in screenwriting as exposition. Balancing exposition in movies is easier done then said. And when it’s done bad - you...
Review: Jack Reacher Never Go Back
For those who don’t know, Jack Reacher is the protagonist of as series of now twenty books from author, Lee Child. And when you read the books you naturally think of Tom Cruise playing him in a live action...