‘Tis the season for junk moives in the theater! It’s a new year! In this week’s “Weird, random reboot idea” story, remember that interesting film directed by Bong Joon Ho in 2013 called Snowpiecer? The one with Chris Evans on the big train in the snow that was an analogy of human class system? Well,…
DetailsWelcome to the new year! Here we go, 2018! In this week’s “Gunn responds thoughtfully” story, with all the worry and negative opinions about big budget Hollywood blockbusters – superhero movies in particular – director/actor Jodie Foster has added her two cents to the criticizing of these films. In an interview with Radio Times (via…
DetailsL.A.M.F. Live At The Bowery Electric is a document of three live 2016 performances of Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers’ classic album, rather than a documentary. Walter Lure is the Jerry Lee Lewis of his generation; the last man standing. Most of his various band mates and peers are dead, and although Lure swam in the same strong…
DetailsWe are well into December, and I haven’t watched a holiday movie yet. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? (Don’t answer that.) In this week’s “Woody joining Venom?” story, Woody Harrelson is in talks for an undisclosed role in Venom, the Tom Hardy-led Spider-Man offshoot from Sony. Hardy is starring as the popular Marvel Comics antihero…
DetailsRian Johnson’s The Last Jedi is the most artful film in the whole series. Working with his usual (but new to the franchise) cinematographer Steve Yedlin, and Series Legend sound designer Ben Burtt, he creates images, moments and sequences that have more visual flair and sonic innovation than the other films. In doing so, he…
DetailsWell, we’re already a week into December. Where does the time go? Movie news keeps on coming! In this week’s “Will there be any phaser stand-offs?” story, in one of the more bizarre turns of events, Quentin Tarantino has come up with an idea for a Star Trek movie. Yes, that’s right, Mr. Pulp Fiction…
DetailsI would like a vacation even though we just had a vacation. Well, the film world didn’t take a vacation! Welcome to December! In this week’s “Incredible team” story, prepare yourself for some awesome. Ridley Scott’s company Scott Free London, and Tom Hardy and his company, Hardy Son & Baker are teaming up to produce…
DetailsDirector James Franco’s The Disaster Artist is enormously proficient as a comedy – in terms of laughs out loud, it’s one of the funniest films I’ve seen in years – while also displaying epic chops as a faithful adaptation of an intriguing memoir, an odd-couple buddy movie, a Tale of Hollywood, and a meditation on…
DetailsMurder on the Orient Express is … perfect for what it is: an Agatha Christie novel faithfully reproduced, beautifully shot, with an outstanding cast. And I’ll see the sequel because of most of those things. I’ve never read any Agatha Christie novels even though I like mysteries. No spoiler, the ending of the film is…
DetailsHey, it’s Turkey Day week and yet there’s still stuff happeing in the film bubble! In this week’s “Kill Your Idols” story, Charlie Rose has been accused of sexual misconduct by eight women. In light of that, he has been fired by CBS News AND PBS. They are removing his shows, cutting ties completely. He…
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