It is a truth almost universally acknowledged that a protagonist must be at least somehow likeable in order for an audience to spend a movie following them. It should also, by now, be a truth universally acknowledged that Bradley Cooper is an excellent actor (perhaps his three Oscar nominations in that category can move those who still…
DetailsOctober is the month of horror movies. Theaters are full of them, and TV networks play them on an endless loop. It seems the agreed-upon way to celebrate the Halloween season is to get together with friends and get scared. But, after a while, we get tired of watching SCREAM and HALLOWEEN over and over…
DetailsIt’s pretty hard to lose with a Guillermo del Toro film. The fact that he’s one of my favorite directors notwithstanding, he’s just a Hell of a talented filmmaker by any standards. Does every one of his films resonate with EVERYONE? No, but that’s to be said with pretty much any director. As wonderful as…
DetailsWell, well, well, it’s that time again, kids! With the arrival of October comes the arrival of Shriekfest Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival! And a fun fest is was! Well, it was fun once I got past a bout of motion sickness. Yeah…let me explain. So, Friday night there were three feature films on the agenda. At…
DetailsDon’t see The Walk. See Man On Wire instead. And if you’ve seen Man On Wire, see it again instead of seeing this completely redundant, ham-fisted, embarrassing (and boring!) re-telling of the same story. The Walk is so bad that it’s not only a stain on Man On Wire, it’s also detrimental to that perfect film, because some people may see The Walk at the expense…
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