Dune: Part Two is more or less a continuation of the first part, but you feel filmmaker Denis Villeneuve had more freedom and abilities to take more chances. The two movies journey to the silver screen could be recorded as one of the best “Making of” documentaries of all time. The first movie was originallyContinue reading “‘Dune: Part Two’ A Stylish Epic”
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‘Scary Movie’ Slashes Horror Genre
Note: Since June is Pride Month, I’m focusing on horrors/thrillers with a LGBTQIA connection. By the summer of 2000, In Living Color had been off the air for six years. And The Wayans Brothers had been off the air for one year. The last time, Shawn, Marlon and their older brother, Keenan Ivory, had releasedContinue reading “‘Scary Movie’ Slashes Horror Genre”
‘Godzilla Minus One’ A Whole Lotta Fun
Godzilla Minus One has more action, excitement and thrills in its first 15-20 minutes than the last 15-20 movies released by Hollywood. With a budget only around $10-12 million, it’s a far better visual movie that The Expendables 4 which costs about 10 times as much and looks about 10 times worse. Ok, so maybeContinue reading “‘Godzilla Minus One’ A Whole Lotta Fun”
‘Once Upon A Time In America’ At 40, Still A Conflicted Masterpiece
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”
‘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”
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