Sergio Leone is mostly remember for his western. He was basically the John Ford of the Spaghetti Western genre, a somewhat misleading term for some good movies. Spaghetti Westerns were known for being filmed in the Iberian Peninsula or Mediterranean area and featured mostly Italian and other European actors. The most famous one is TheContinue reading “‘Once Upon A Time In America’ At 40, Still A Conflicted Masterpiece”
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‘The Mummy’ At 25 Still One Helluva Fun-Filled Ride
When The Mummy was released in 1999, I didn’t think much of it. I felt it was trying to hard to be an Indiana Jones-style adventure that didn’t find its right style. However, when I watched The Mummy Returns a few years later, I actually liked the original more because I understood what director StephenContinue reading “‘The Mummy’ At 25 Still One Helluva Fun-Filled Ride”
‘Silent Night’ Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying Not Nothing
John Woo has been directing movies longer than most of the cast in Silent Night have been alive. But in 1986, he made a name for himself with A Better Tomorrow, a story of friendship, loyalty and family caught in the crossfires of law enforcement and the triads of organized crime. The movie was alsoContinue reading “‘Silent Night’ Full Of Sound And Fury Signifying Not Nothing”
How ‘Super Size Me’ Fooled Everyone
Cancer sucks but I have no sympathy for Morgan Spurlock. I express my condolences to his friends and family but the man was a fraud. He was also a scumbag. I mean, he had one of the most punchable faces of all time. That douchebag facial hair and his goofy-dumb grin made you question howContinue reading “How ‘Super Size Me’ Fooled Everyone”
Why ‘Grindhouse’ Failed (And Maybe That Was Its Intention)
Quentin Tarantino seems to be one of the few directors who almost escapes unscathed whenever he makes a movie. I say “almost” because no one is perfect and even though he can come off as pompous and arrogant, I think Tarantino would say he’s not perfect. For a man who’s won two Oscars for writing,Continue reading “Why ‘Grindhouse’ Failed (And Maybe That Was Its Intention)”
‘Anyone But You’ Is Much Ado About…Well, Something
A movie like Anyone But You is a throwback to the typical romcoms of the 2000s in which Matthew McConaughey usually played a himbo trying to get Jennifer Lopez, Kate Hudson or Jennifer Garner to see that he’s the perfect man for them. These movies were about people who were way well to do andContinue reading “‘Anyone But You’ Is Much Ado About…Well, Something”
‘Unfrosted’ Is Painfully Unfunny
Unfrosted could’ve been a great comedy. Unfortunately, it comes about 18 months after Weird: The Al Yankovic Story did the same thing and a lot better. It also comes a year after all the biopics about consumer products in 2023 (Tetris, Air Jordans, Beanie Babies, etc.) that a rivalry between Kellogg and Post after aContinue reading “‘Unfrosted’ Is Painfully Unfunny”
RIP Dabney Coleman
One of the earliest movies I remember seeing is 9 to 5, so I had known who Dabney Coleman was for a long time. His performance as the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot Frank Hart in the movie was so perfect. Coleman was able to balance the awful, cold-hearted sleaze with the sardonic, goofy, gullibleContinue reading “RIP Dabney Coleman”
‘The Stand’ Doesn’t Deliver As Well 30 Years Later
The Stand may be Stephen King’s best novel according to all of his fans and critics. The novel was published so early in his career as a published novelist that such a massive book could’ve very easily ended his career if it wasn’t so well-received. Set mostly in an apocalyptic world where a superflu calledContinue reading “‘The Stand’ Doesn’t Deliver As Well 30 Years Later”
‘Madame Web’ Weaves An Unstructured Pattern Of Superhero Tropes
In many ways, it’s almost fitting a movie like Madame Web takes place in 2003. During this time, Hollywood was still trying to find its footing on how to make superhero movies. Following the problems with Batman & Robin and whatever Steel was supposed to be, the Blade movies were the only thing keeping theContinue reading “‘Madame Web’ Weaves An Unstructured Pattern Of Superhero Tropes”
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