Tetris is one of those crazy games that looks so simple but it can be so addictive. All it is stacking block shapes together to make a horizontal line that vanishes. It was a simple game and it was developed by a Russian using parenthesis on his home computer. So, how did something that lookedContinue reading “‘Tetris’ Still Scores Despite Over-Layered Storyline”
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Oscars Have A History Of Not Nominating “Sure Things”
I remember less than 30 years ago, they were discussing how they would find five actresses to nominate for the Best Lead Actress category. In the last few years, they’ve had too many, it’s hard to limit. Last year, I though Mia Goth should’ve been nominated for Pearl and Aubrey Plaza should’ve been nominated forContinue reading “Oscars Have A History Of Not Nominating “Sure Things””
‘Still’ Is Fox’s Moving Retrospect
Every decade seems to have the handful of actors who pretty much owned the time. Jack Nicholson, along with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Faye Dunaway were the actors of the 1970s. The 1990s had Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington. In the 1980s, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were competing for the actionContinue reading “‘Still’ Is Fox’s Moving Retrospect”
Soar High “Flyboy”
In the annals of classic horror actors, you might not expect people to know the name David Emge. He only appeared in about five movies and hasn’t appeared in a movie since 1992 Hellmaster. But it was his role as one of the leads in the horror-satire classic Dawn of the Dead released in 1978Continue reading “Soar High “Flyboy””
‘Equalizer 3’ Is One Of Denzel’s Worst
Without a doubt, Denzel Washington is one of the best actors we have working today and he is one of the best actors of all time. He’s been nominated 10 times for the Academy Award for his acting yet he’s only won twice. And in a controversial way, he lost for Fences, but didn’t getContinue reading “‘Equalizer 3’ Is One Of Denzel’s Worst”
Nic Cage Can’t Save ‘Retirement Plan’
The Retirement Plan is another one of those action comedy thrillers where a person is secretly a government agent or in this case retired agent who can kill someone with his bare hands as if it’s nothing. And said agent is estranged from a family member who never knew the truth but needs the helpContinue reading “Nic Cage Can’t Save ‘Retirement Plan’”
‘The Wraith’ Scares Up A Good Time
A movie like The Wraith seems to be a casserole of genres. It’s about a murdered person who returns from the grave to exact revenge in a slasher style where each killer is murdered one by one mostly. But it’s also a western, set in the Arizona desert, where the main protagonist like Clint Eastwood’sContinue reading “‘The Wraith’ Scares Up A Good Time”
‘Reptile’ Slithers At Snail’s Pace
Reptile is one of those slow-burn gritty movies that sometimes works if all the pieces come together correctly. And a lot of times they don’t. It begins with a gruesome murder as a cop dealing with his own demons is brought in to investigate. They think they get the right person in the second act,Continue reading “‘Reptile’ Slithers At Snail’s Pace”
‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Spotlights Dark Time In American History
One might not think Martin Scorsese would be the right person to direct a movie like Killers of the Flower Moon. Scorsese grew up in what was once called “Hell’s Kitchen.” People are trying to change that phrase and refer to it as Clinton as it’s always been. But it’s a neighborhood, a region ofContinue reading “‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Spotlights Dark Time In American History”
‘Identity’ Has A Great Look
A movie like Identity draws its inspiration from Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. A character even references it at one point. And why not? Most thrillers/horrors owe some debt to Christie and what she did to help the genre. But this movie has a twist that is so good that when you thinkContinue reading “‘Identity’ Has A Great Look”
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