The most fascinating thing about the Creed movies is how they’ve continued the Rocky franchise while being their own set of movies. The first one set in 2015, directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, was perfect at showcasing the talented Michael B. Jordan and acting as coda to the Rocky franchise showing an aging RockyContinue reading “‘Creed III’ Goes The Distance”
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‘Last Action Hero’ Was Da Bomb
Arnold Schwarzenegger has about 50 movie credits to his name. He’s done everything from playing the leading man (as in Total Recall or Conan the Barbarian) to the villain (as in The Terminator and Batman & Robin). He’s had surprising effective small roles (as in The Expendables 2 or Around the World in 80 Days)Continue reading “‘Last Action Hero’ Was Da Bomb”
‘And Tango Makes Three’ Is A Perfect Read For Father’s Day
The most outrageous things about And Tango Makes Three is why so many people are wanting to ban the book. Don’t they realize it’s based on a true story that happened in the late 1990s at the Central Park Zoo? People who have often tried to ban books don’t seem to have much intelligence. AnyoneContinue reading “‘And Tango Makes Three’ Is A Perfect Read For Father’s Day”
The Hidden Paternal Conflict in ‘Goodfellas’
When Goodfellas opened in September of 1990, it was only a modest success. Of all five of the Best Picture Oscar nominations that year, it had the lowest box office which was about $47 million against a budget of $25 million. This is ironic, since the movie now is better regarded and respected than anyContinue reading “The Hidden Paternal Conflict in ‘Goodfellas’”
‘Cruising’ For A Bruising
Note: This focus will be on horror/thrillers that have featured the LGBTQIA community and/or have themes as June is Pride Month. By the time William Friedkin’s Cruising hit theaters in February of 1980, there already was a lot of controversy over the movie. Set mostly in gay men nightclubs and bars, it follows an undercoverContinue reading “‘Cruising’ For A Bruising”
‘Renfield’ Sucks
The failure of the highly anticipated Renfield can be attrbuted to both the marketing and the expectations of what the movie would be. This is a very violent and gory movie. It feels like a Troma movie. But trailers made it appear that they were going to be seeing something like Beetlejuice meets The OddContinue reading “‘Renfield’ Sucks”
‘Shazam’ Sequel Shows ‘Fury’ Of DCEU
Ten years ago today, June 14, 2013, Man of Steel opened in theaters and introduced us to the Snyderverse and the DC Extended Universe. Unfortunately, it’s been a bumpy decade of ups and mostly downs as DC and its parents company Warner Bros. tried to do a fast track similar to the MCU in justContinue reading “‘Shazam’ Sequel Shows ‘Fury’ Of DCEU”
Treat Williams Was An Actor’s Actor
A couple of weeks ago, I was watching Once Upon a Time in America in which Treat Williams has a minor role. By 1984, Williams had starring roles in Hair and Prince of the City. He had worked with Steven Spielberg, Milos Forman and Sidney Lumet in just three years. That’s a resume many actorsContinue reading “Treat Williams Was An Actor’s Actor”
‘Avatar’ Sequel Looks Great But Revisits The Same Territory As First One
There’s a joke in Hollywood that when he began working on Rio Lobo, Howard Hawks called up John Wayne for the lead. Without much discussion of the plot, Wayne agreed to it. When Hawks asked if Wayne wanted to see a script, he replied, he had made the movie twice already with Rio Bravo andContinue reading “‘Avatar’ Sequel Looks Great But Revisits The Same Territory As First One”
‘Reality’ Presents A Double Standard
Did the powers that be at Warner Bros. Discovery actually anticipate the 37-count indictment against Donald Trump or was it just one of those lightning in a bottle moments that works where life imitates art sometimes. Remember how the Three Mile Island incident happened shortly after The China Syndrome came out? Or how Wag theContinue reading “‘Reality’ Presents A Double Standard”
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