I’ve always liked Jason Statham. Correction: I’ve always rooted for Jason Statham, ever since I first saw him in Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels back in 1998. Even though he had been on the British National Diving Team, he seemed to have simply stepped off the streets of London (and the seedy streets at…
DetailsIf you’re an admirer of Blake Lively (Savages, The Age of Adaline), see The Shallows, for it’s a fair bet that no movie ever again will devote to her so much adoring screen time. Essentially (though not literally) a one-man show á la Castaway, this surf-and-shark tale, a cunning little B-movie from Spanish genre whiz Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, Orphan,…
DetailsWell, this one certainly seemed right up my street: a model-animated adventure clearly inspired by Japanese mythology, as well as Japanese samurai and horror cinema. Created by Laika Entertainment (Coraline, The Boxtrolls) — owned by Nike chairman Phil Knight — and directed by the company CEO (and Phil’s son) Travis Knight, it tells of a ……
DetailsWhat a week! It’s been crazy! So now let’s see how crazy the world of film news has been! Onward! In this week’s “Vin Diesel’s big mouth” story, Vin Diesel let some interesting Marvel news slip in a Facebook video interview. He was only doing the because he has 100 million fans on his page…
DetailsLove animation: always have, always will. Probably my first hero was Bugs Bunny, and his most famous quotes still form the boundaries of my life. “What’s up, doc?” “Of course you know this means war.” “This calls for a little stragedy (sic).” And the single finest expression of “well, duh” logic: “Don’t go up dere…
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