A movie like Good Fortune has a lot of good intentions but it never fully seems to succeed at its premise. Written and directed by Aziz Ansari who plays the protagonist, Arj, it presents a harsh look at reality for many people who are just one or two missed paychecks away from being kicked out of their homes. Rent is going up as peopleContinue reading “‘Good Fortune’ Has Good Intentions, But…”
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Robert Duvall Rides Into The Sunset As Hollywood’s Last True Cowboy & Outlaw
Guiness Book of World Records once called Robert Duvall the most versatile actor currently working. That was about 40 years ago. I’m sure a lot of other actors (Samuel L. Jackson maybe) have claimed that title since. But even given his body of work up to that time, it was impressive. It was the type of work that an actor would borrow,Continue reading “Robert Duvall Rides Into The Sunset As Hollywood’s Last True Cowboy & Outlaw”
‘Honey Don’t!’ Watch This Movie
Back in the mid-1980s, the Coen Brothers mixed excessive over the top violence with outrageous absurd humor and amazing visual styles that many directors take several films to achieve. And then they split following the release of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. They said it was over creative differences and Ethan wanted to focus on theater. Joel Coen made TheContinue reading “‘Honey Don’t!’ Watch This Movie”
‘The Pledge’ Showcases Tom Noonan’s Talents Alongside Jack Nicholson
When you’re about 6-foot-5, actors like Tom Noonan’s imposing size were mostly cast as villains and antagonists. Yet his dual role in Last Action Hero both as The Ripper and himself showed that deep down he was just a regular person who got the acting bug and went with it. His brother, John Ford Noonan, was an actor and playwright himself. And hisContinue reading “‘The Pledge’ Showcases Tom Noonan’s Talents Alongside Jack Nicholson”
‘Valentine’ Turns 25
A movie like Valentine basically asks us to believe that the one character we know is the killer isn’t the killer. In all fairness, David Boreanz only had about two weeks to film all his scenes in this movie and his character of Adam Carr never does really seem to fit the storyline. I don’t doubt there were script changes during filming which meant some of hisContinue reading “‘Valentine’ Turns 25”
‘Jason Takes Manhattan’ Only Briefly In Lackluster ‘Friday the 13th’ Entry
Before Kangaroo Jack deceived a whole generation into believing that the premise of a movie was different than how it was advertised, there was Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. You could also say the same thing about The Full Monty by the way. By 1989, horror movies were scrapping the bottom of the barrel of filmmaking. Critics detested them. Audiences were staying away.Continue reading “‘Jason Takes Manhattan’ Only Briefly In Lackluster ‘Friday the 13th’ Entry”
‘I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not’ An Objective Look At Controversial Actor
There’s something I saw in a social media post years ago that went something like this – “You’re always going to be the villain in someone else’s life story.” It’s a variation of another saying that goes – “Everyone has their own devil they’re chasing.” The entertainment world is full of people who confuse an ounce of success with universal greatness. Yet, I’ve found thatContinue reading “‘I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not’ An Objective Look At Controversial Actor”
‘The Running Man’ Stumbles Too Much Through Tired Dystopia Cliches
Back when Stephen King wrote The Running Man, it might have seemed like a nice short novel about a dystopia world. Published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, it was the second novel he had published under the name set in a Fascist cruel world. Yet the bleakness of 1970s paranoia gave us numerous sci-fi movies with dark and depressing tones, so itContinue reading “‘The Running Man’ Stumbles Too Much Through Tired Dystopia Cliches”
‘Outland’ Bends Genres For A Gritty Sci-Fi Neo-Western Crime Thriller
I was a young kid one night when I was channel surfing back when there weren’t that many channels and I found Outland on the late show. Just for FYI, that was back when TV stations ran movies in the wee hours instead of shutting off their broadcast signal. All I remember from the movie was an actor who I didn’t realize was Sean ConneryContinue reading “‘Outland’ Bends Genres For A Gritty Sci-Fi Neo-Western Crime Thriller”
‘Coyotes’ Lacks Bite
Coyotes is one of those movies you watch and doesn’t really leave anything with you that you forget you watched it days later. It’s directed by Colin Minihan, who made the horrible What Keeps You Alive and this one also features his wife, Brittany Allen, as an escort. But the movie is a typical “When Nature Attacks” movie that feels like there was a great concept but no one really knew whatContinue reading “‘Coyotes’ Lacks Bite”
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