Today is April Fools Day. And every now and again movie trailers pull a prank on us. A lot of trailers are released months before a movie is released so test screenings and reshoots can often result in scenes being cut. And sometimes actors are portrayed more prominently in the trailers even though they haveContinue reading “Movie Trailers That Fooled Us”
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‘Gunslingers’ Misfire On All Level
I’ve never understood the appeal of Stephen Dorf. The son of songwriter Steve Dorf, he’s another “Nepo Baby” that overestimated his abilities and his popularity. There were a few times here and there where he wasn’t too bad. His performance in the third season of True Detective alongside Mahershala Ali has been his best so far in a nearly 40-year career. But he mostly just gives off a vibeContinue reading “‘Gunslingers’ Misfire On All Level”
I Watched ‘Melania’ So You Don’t Have To (And You Really Shouldn’t)
To call Melania is a documentary is an insult. Even though movies like Nanook of the North and Super Size Me have been exposed for faking a lot of the content, they pale in comparison. And to call it a vanity project is an insult to all the vanity projects Jennifer Lopez and Will Smith make. That’s how bad it is. Supposedly, this “documentary” was filmed over threeContinue reading “I Watched ‘Melania’ So You Don’t Have To (And You Really Shouldn’t)”
‘Code Of Silence’ Was Chuck Norris’ Best Movie As It Feels Different
I remember back around 1990 comic/actor Robert Wuhl said during a stand-up routine that if you counted all the good Burt Reynolds movies on one hand, you’d still have some fingers left over. This was around the time he had appeared in the crime comedy Breaking In directed by Bill Forsyth. But it still wasn’t enough as he had to turn to TV toContinue reading “‘Code Of Silence’ Was Chuck Norris’ Best Movie As It Feels Different”
Old Hat For ‘Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood’
The following post contains spoilers! After the fan backlash over Friday the 13th : A New Beginning which attempted to take the franchise in a different direction where Tommy Jarvis turns into a killer following too much trauma, Jason Vorhees was brought back from the dead in the sixth movie. Incidentally, the fifth movie made more money compared to its meager budget asContinue reading “Old Hat For ‘Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood’”
‘War Machine’ Stalls On Cliches
The problem with a movie like War Machine is that it’s two different cliched stories that never do make for an entertaining feature. It’s basically An Officer and a Gentleman meets Predator. It’s the type of movie they used to release in the 1990s and 2000s in movies during the less active months before they were regulated to video rental shops and TBS’ Movies For Guys Who Like Movies. Part ofContinue reading “‘War Machine’ Stalls On Cliches”
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”
‘Amazing Stories’ Cartoon Episode Helped Change Prime-Time Animation
An anthology show such as Amazing Stories was never really bound to last long. It seemed more like a lighter, less bleak version of The Twilight Zone, which in itself only lasted five seasons. Yet there are more than three times as many episodes during its original run. Steven Spielberg spearheaded the anthology, creating and developing it as well as acting as a producerContinue reading “‘Amazing Stories’ Cartoon Episode Helped Change Prime-Time Animation”
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