Comedies these days can often fall into the dumb, teen humor that involves lots of drinking and fart jokes. And comedies with kids in them can often be insipid or have too much of the sugary sweet, cute factor. But now we have one that is actually funny, and has some edge, without being laden…
DetailsJames Bond is more than just a franchise of action films. It’s an institution, a kind of legacy. And every fan expects a certain level of quality. Oh, sure, everyone has their favorite Bond era. Most consider Sean Connery the best ever. I agree. Some like the Pierce Brosnan, some enjoy the kinda goofy fun…
DetailsSomething unique happened to me. It’s a little disconcerting and yet wholly wonderful and a cause for great hope: I actually saw a film with originality. That’s right, you heard it here, folks. Despite its’ awkward title, “Let the Right One In”, is a film that offers something new. Or shall I say, it takes…
DetailsSometimes a movie comes along and you really want to see it because the premise is almost too good to be true. Yeah, I know; as if that’s unusual these days. But “Little Big Top” is a movie I wanted to like more than I actually did. Sid Haig (“House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s…
DetailsIt’s one thing to have low expectations of a movie, it’s something else entirely when the movie practically greets you at the door with a shit-eating grin and welcomes you with a hearty kick in the nuts. Watching this “movie” was very much like the worse option between that and gnawing my hand or foot…
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