Mark Rylance has been acting on the stage, TV and movie screen since the early 1980s, but he gained more prominence following his Oscar-winning role as Rudolf Abel in Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Bridge of Spies. Rylance was able to pull an unforgettable performance out of what would normally be dismissed as “dadporn.” And sinceContinue reading “‘The Outfit’ Weaves Snug Crime Thriller”
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‘No Way Home’ Finds Right Path For Spider-Man Franchise
I’ve always loved Spider-Man. That being said, his transition to the big screen has been a rocky road over the last several decades. During the 1980s. the defunct Cannon Group had held the rights to the comic but the Israeli-producers of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus initially thought it was a horror movie about aContinue reading “‘No Way Home’ Finds Right Path For Spider-Man Franchise”
There Are No Small Roles And No Small Actors
Mike Hagerty often portrayed blue-collar people mainly because he looked like a blue-collar type of guy. With that burly build, somewhat unkept curly brown hair and brostache, he looked like he was about to say “Da Bears.” On April 29, he passed away at the age of 67. Hagerty was from Chicago and attended theContinue reading “There Are No Small Roles And No Small Actors”
‘Find Me Guilty’ Showcases Vin Diesel’s Acting, Sidney Lumet’s Directing (And Samuel Alito’s Incompetence)
This week, Samuel Alito’s name has been in the news more time than the winter of 2006 when he was confirmed as a Justice on the Supreme Court. As the second appointment by President George W. Bush, Alito was more or less riding Chief Justice John Roberts’ coattails. And that was pretty much the lastContinue reading “‘Find Me Guilty’ Showcases Vin Diesel’s Acting, Sidney Lumet’s Directing (And Samuel Alito’s Incompetence)”
Why People Unjustly (And Legitimately) Hate ‘The Last Jedi’
With it being May 4, aka May the Fourth be with you, I’d thought I’d examine one of the most notoriously reviled entries in the Star Wars franchise. No, not The Star Wars Holiday Special. I’m talking about The Last Jedi, the eighth episode in the Skywalker saga. The Last Jedi has become the epitomeContinue reading “Why People Unjustly (And Legitimately) Hate ‘The Last Jedi’”
‘Friday The 13th Part 2’ Turns 41 Giving Us Iconic Jason Vorhees
The original Friday the 13th, released in 1980, was really nothing more than a cash grab to piggyback off the success of Halloween. And even though critics savaged it, times have changed and it’s more praised now. And Friday the 13th Part 2 wasn’t much different and citics were just as bad. But times haveContinue reading “‘Friday The 13th Part 2’ Turns 41 Giving Us Iconic Jason Vorhees”
Movies In Which The Protagonists Are Really The Villains
Everyone loves to play the bad guy, but a lot of movies have turned the protagonists, the ones we’re supposed to sympathize with into the villains without us knowing it. I’m not talking about clever movies like Looper or movies that tricked us into believing Dwayne Johnson/The Rock was the good guy in Doom whenContinue reading “Movies In Which The Protagonists Are Really The Villains”
Why The MCU Tiptoes Around The True Horrors Of The Snap/Blip
It’s no surprise Avengers: Endgame was released in 2019, approximately 50 years after the moon landing. Because just like space exploration, the MCU has been trying to keep itself fresh thanks to a worldwide pandemic and whatever Eternals was supposed to be. Flashing back to 2018 when Avengers: Infinity War opened, it all ended withContinue reading “Why The MCU Tiptoes Around The True Horrors Of The Snap/Blip”
‘Deep Rising’ Gives Us B-Movie Sea Monster Fun
Flashback for one moment to the Winter of 1998 and there is a movie in theaters about a huge cruise ship on its maiden voyage suffering a disaster that kills the majority of its crew and passengers. If you’re thinking of Titanic, James Cameron’s Oscar-winning epic, well, you’re wrong. But good guess. No, I’m talkingContinue reading “‘Deep Rising’ Gives Us B-Movie Sea Monster Fun”
‘No Time To Die’ Turns Craig’s Swan Song As Bond Into Bittersweet Ballad
I’ve noticed a trend in the titles of the James Bond movies that relate to the actors’ final entry as 007 of Her Majesty’s Secret Service. They all have something to do with living and dying. For Pierce Brosnan, it was Die Another Day. Timothy Dalton’s second and final Bond role was in License toContinue reading “‘No Time To Die’ Turns Craig’s Swan Song As Bond Into Bittersweet Ballad”
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