When I first heard they were making a movie based on Barbie, I felt it would bomb. Then, I heard that Greta Gerwig was directing co-writing along with her partner (and savior from a lifetime of character actor jobs as the best friend of the protagonist in big-budget movies) Noah Baumbach. Gerwig has never beenContinue reading “‘Barbie’ Feels Too Packaged”
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‘Kalifornia’ Is A Killer
A movie like Kalifornia pretty much breaks people down in two categories. On one side, you have the people who have a moral and ethical code that prevents them from doing things that might harm people. Then, you have people who will just do something no matter who it harms. The protagonist, Brian Kessler (DavidContinue reading “‘Kalifornia’ Is A Killer”
Don’t Bother With ‘About My Father’
In 1988, Robert DeNiro did his first real comedy Midnight Run. There was something funny about the way he threatened on a phone to brutally murder Charles Grodin’s character who was standing shocked right next to him and then just give a dismissive shake of the head. It was all in the delivery. DeNiro andContinue reading “Don’t Bother With ‘About My Father’”
‘No Hard Feelings’ Keeps It Up
There’s a rumor in Hollywood that when Howard Hawks contacted Marion Morrison, aka John Wayne, about the movie Rio Lobo he was prepping, Wayne agreed to it but joked he wanted to play the town drunk this time. He had done the same movie twice with Rio Bravo and El Dorado. Some actors get soContinue reading “‘No Hard Feelings’ Keeps It Up”
‘Soylent Green’ Still Hard To Swallow
I’ve often been fascinated by the science-fiction movies of the 1970s. They often had a bleakness that very few other sci-fi/horror movies from any other era would’ve alienated so many viewers they’d be forgotten. Even Alien itself with its somewhat heroic ending still ends on a downer as Ellen Ripley, lone survivor is left strandedContinue reading “‘Soylent Green’ Still Hard To Swallow”
‘A Million Miles Away’ But Still Just Shy Of A Great Biopic Movie
There’s a great story hidden beneath the saccharine feel of A Million Miles Away. There’s a lot of good scenes but they all don’t add up correctly. Every scene in the movie can be seen a million miles away coming. It’s not a totally bad movie. Yet that doesn’t mean I don’t think you’d likeContinue reading “‘A Million Miles Away’ But Still Just Shy Of A Great Biopic Movie”
‘The Burial’ Digs Deep (But Not Enough) Into Funeral Home Scandal
Despite it’s B-movie horror title, The Burial is a surprisingly effective legal drama that gives Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones two wonderful performances. Based on a true story, it’s rises above the stranger than fiction plotline to show how two men from different backgrounds and of different ages who were both going after theContinue reading “‘The Burial’ Digs Deep (But Not Enough) Into Funeral Home Scandal”
‘Air’ Soars On Stranger Than Fiction Plot
A movie like Air has a few problems but it’s one of those stranger than fiction stories that draws you in on the premise and leaves you entertained throughout the entire movie. It’s hard to believe in 2023 that in the early 1980s, Nike was struggling. Located outside of Beaverton, Oregon, the company that mostlyContinue reading “‘Air’ Soars On Stranger Than Fiction Plot”
The Wonderful Hot Mess That Is ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’
The “Twilight” in Twilight Zone: The Movie is a perfect explanation for the movie. Twilight is when the sun is below the horizon but there’s still light disappearing into the darkness. Intended as an anthology displaying the various talents of several directors including Steven Spielberg and John Landis, who were also producers, the movie hasContinue reading “The Wonderful Hot Mess That Is ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’”
The Short Life And Sad, Horrible Death Of River Phoenix
What is it about dying young that makes it so tragic? Maybe it’s because so many people who have died had so much to offer. And it’s not just actors, musicians, athletes, or other celebrities. It’s people who were studying to be doctors, engineers, lawyers or teachers. Sometimes, it’s someone in their 30s or 40sContinue reading “The Short Life And Sad, Horrible Death Of River Phoenix”
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