Sometimes events in the universe happen in the oddest ways. Art Evans, a long-time veteran character actor, passed away on Dec. 21, the first day of winter and just four days away from Christmas. It was in Die Hard 2 where Evans portrayed one of his most memorable roles as a Leslie Barnes, the chiefContinue reading “Rest In Power, Art Evans”
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‘Carry-On’ Is One Good ‘Die Hard/Mission: Impossible’ Imitator
Carry-On might be the best Die Hard or Mission: Impossible Bruce Willis and Tom Cruise never made. Set mostly in the vast terminal that is Los Angeles International Airport, it feels more suited for streaming than it does for the big screen. This is one of those movies that uses tension rather than wham-bam action,Continue reading “‘Carry-On’ Is One Good ‘Die Hard/Mission: Impossible’ Imitator”
‘End Of Days’ 25 Years Later No So Bad In Retrospect
Beginning with his role Hercules in New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger had appeared in comedies, action movies, neo-noir, westerns, science-fiction and fantasy. Yet, he had never really done straight horror. James Cameron had said The Terminator was supposed to be a variation on the slasher genre but the science-fiction elements led to people thinking it wasContinue reading “‘End Of Days’ 25 Years Later No So Bad In Retrospect”
‘Red One’ Isn’t So Fun
Red One is one of those movies that seemed better as a pitch idea for a studio executive rather than a movie. I equate to the atrociously bad The Santa Clause in which it all seemed like a good idea until they put it all together. Apparently, in this movie, Santa Claus and the HeadlessContinue reading “‘Red One’ Isn’t So Fun”
Merry Xmas, Motherf@$#ers! ‘Long Kiss Goodnight’ Explodes With A $h!tload Of Holiday Cheer
A movie like The Long Kiss Goodnight completes the unofficial decade-long trilogy of Christmas Action Thrillers that began with Lethal Weapon, unseasonably released in the spring of 1987 and continued with Die Hard in the summer of 1988. (Yeah, I know Die Hard 2 takes place on Christmas Eve too, but this is a farContinue reading “Merry Xmas, Motherf@$#ers! ‘Long Kiss Goodnight’ Explodes With A $h!tload Of Holiday Cheer”
A Fantastic Festivus To The Rest Of Us
Happy Festivus to all those out there. Thank you for reading and subscribing. And now the airing of grievances: That’s all. Have a Fantastic Festivus, a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and a Kicking Kwanzaa!
Dear God! ‘Dear Santa’ Is Awful
Dear Santa is one of those movies that is about a good 15-25 years overdue. And it represents everything that is wrong with the movies made by Peter and/or Bobby Farrelly – they’re always too longer than they should be. At an hour and 43 minutes with credits, this movie would’ve been cut by 20Continue reading “Dear God! ‘Dear Santa’ Is Awful”
‘Eyes Wide Shut’ 25 Years Later Still Divides Kubrick’s Fans
One thing I’ve always liked about Stanley Kubrick’s movies is how they grow on you after repeated viewings. Only, I didn’t like Spartacus, but I understand there were problems between Kubrick and Kirk Douglas which caused Kubrick to leave Hollywood and live the rest of his life in England. Kubrick loved chess so much thatContinue reading “‘Eyes Wide Shut’ 25 Years Later Still Divides Kubrick’s Fans”
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Doesn’t Produce The Same Magic As Original
The first Beetlejuice was a rare lightning in a bottle movie that came out at the right time and appealed to mass audiences. The mixture of madness, macabre and musical numbers made the movie a surprise hit which was helped with Michael Keaton’s madcap performance. Keaton only has 17 minutes of screen time in theContinue reading “‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Doesn’t Produce The Same Magic As Original”
‘Speak No Evil’ Offers No Originality
Speak No Evil is your basic people meet other people while vacationing only to discover they may be weird and even malicious in their nature. This was done with a nice cleverness and twist with the 2009 movie A Perfect Getaway. This movie is a remake of the Danish movie also titled Speak No Evil.Continue reading “‘Speak No Evil’ Offers No Originality”
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