Polite Society is one of those rare gems in which you think you’re going to be sitting through another movie about the struggles of modern youth with Eastern cultures and traditions. Then, it takes you for an exciting hard left turn through its second act and you realizde that no matter how absurd it feels,Continue reading “More Than Expected In ‘Polite Society’”
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‘Sleepy Hollow’ Scares Up Good Tale Of Revenge And Greed From Tim Burton
I was never a fan of the Harry Potter movies. Therefore, I can’t say much about the work of Sir Michael Gambon, who recently passed, in those movie. No, I knew him from movies like The Insider where he played Thomas Sandefur, the cutthroat head of tobacco company Brown & Williamson. Or there was hisContinue reading “‘Sleepy Hollow’ Scares Up Good Tale Of Revenge And Greed From Tim Burton”
‘THIR13EN Ghosts’ Deserves A 2nd Look
Last month, Dark Castle Entertainment announced that a series is in the planning stages for the 2001 movie THIR13EN Ghosts, or Thirteen Ghosts and 13 Ghosts, as it’s also known. The movie was a remake of the 1960 William Castle orgin, speerheaded by the production company that was formed by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis andContinue reading “‘THIR13EN Ghosts’ Deserves A 2nd Look”
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Proves Scorsese Is Right
There really is no way to describe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem without mentioning Martin Scorsese is his criticism against franchise movies and superhero movies. Considering that this movie falls into both categories, you’ll walk away with some sense that the Oscar-winning movie director is correct. Now, I don’t always agree with Scorsese onContinue reading “‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Proves Scorsese Is Right”
‘Spiderverse’ Presents A Shaggy Dog Story That Insists Upon Itself
A “shaggy dog” story is an old-fashioned term for a story that takes a long time being told but the payoff isn’t near as good as the story leading up to it. Usually, it’s told by someone who’s way to enthused into the story that you’re expecting it to be better when all things areContinue reading “‘Spiderverse’ Presents A Shaggy Dog Story That Insists Upon Itself”
‘Se7en’ Is A Commentary On Human Cruelty, Apathy And Vengeance
A movie like Se7en, or just Seven as it’s sometimes shown, is quite possibly one of the most profound, unusually disturbing but provocative movies Hollywood has churned out in his history. The fact that it contains a rising heartthrob like Brad Pitt alongside a revered actor like Morgan Freeman and is so dark and unsettlingContinue reading “‘Se7en’ Is A Commentary On Human Cruelty, Apathy And Vengeance”
‘Ghost Ship’ Gets Lost In Sea Of Cliches
Ghost Ship is one of those movies you’d find yourself staying up late to watch in the early 2000s because you had some bad indigestion from supper or you slept too late on a weekend morning and worried about the week ahead at work. It’s starts off wonderful with a B-movie horror style and thenContinue reading “‘Ghost Ship’ Gets Lost In Sea Of Cliches”
‘Little Mermaid’ Too Long And Lacks The Magic Of Animated Original
By the time The Little Mermaid hit theaters in 1989, Disney was so desperately in need of a hit animation movie. Oliver & Company the year before had made some money but the reviews were mixed. The bigger hit had been Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But the House of Mouse was still struggling following theContinue reading “‘Little Mermaid’ Too Long And Lacks The Magic Of Animated Original”
‘American Dream’ A Nightmare Of Corporate Greed, Labor Union Mistakes
The tagline on one of the movie posters of American Dream is “The film that corporate America doesn’t want you to see.” I think that’s comical. Because after sitting through the roughly 100 minutes of this documentary, you will probably also conclude that labor unions don’t want you to see it either. That might explainContinue reading “‘American Dream’ A Nightmare Of Corporate Greed, Labor Union Mistakes”
‘Moving On’ Presents A Good Showcase For Legendary Actresses
One of the first movies I remember watch was 9 to 5 released in 1980 featuring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. I remember mostly the scene where Tomlin’s character thinks she has poisoned her boss played by Dabney Coleman and tries to sneak what she thinks is his body out of a hospital. The absurdityContinue reading “‘Moving On’ Presents A Good Showcase For Legendary Actresses”
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