Movie Views
Musings about movies.
The Childe Raises the Bar for Action Genre
4 stars With its heavy dependence on nostalgia (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), special effects (Fast X), and comic book franchises (Guardians of
Is Rocky Not a Sports Movie?
I recently became aware of a TikTok video where Sylvester Stallone gets upset because people think Rocky is a sports movie. What fools. Anyone who
From Justin to Kelly Turns 20
(June 20, 2023, Hollywood, Ca.) 20th Century Fox this morning did not issue a press release announcing the studio’s plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary
Bold Direction, Acting Make Brooklyn 45 a Success
3 ½ stars While the rest of the cinematic universe seems bent on using every CGI trick in the book to make their movies “events,”
Cage a Fierce, Funny Dracula in Renfield
3 ½ stars Nicolas Cage has acted in more than 100 films, and it’s a sure bet that you could watch any one of them
A Sluggish Siege
2 stars A hitman hired to kill an informer gets his target but lets a witness escape. He goes to a secret bad guy facility
Alien Thoughts
It started long before I even saw the movie. I was chatting with some friends in a park when they suddenly fell to the ground
Kandablah
1 star Gerard Butler was born too late. He would have been an excellent 80s action movie star, with box office numbers up there alongside
A Cravable Carmen
4 stars Carmen is one of the most exciting movies to hit screens in years, and it has nothing to do with any action scenes,
Movie Memories #1
Some of you won’t remember this, but back in the day, they had a “double feature” where you could go to the theater and watch
Blackberry Drops the Cinematic Call
1 ½ stars The story of the invention of the Blackberry phone, its phenomenal rise in the market place and its tremendous crash and burn
How to Pick a Movie
There are more than 1000 movies in my pocket. Think about that: 1000 movies I can call up any time and watch on my phone.
Connery. Sean Connery
I’ve never thought of Sean Connery as a great actor. A great movie star, yes, but not necessarily a great actor. He’s been in some
A Confused Cocaine Bear
1 star In 1985, a 275-pound black bear died of a drug overdose in Georgia after ingesting massive amounts of cocaine. The drugs had been
Before Renfield there was Vampire’s Kiss
In a way, it’s the Rosetta Stone of Nicolas Cage movies. Vampire’s Kiss, released in 1988 and directed by Robert Bierman (A Merry War), contains
Moronic Mafia Mamma
Mafia Mama 0 stars Full disclosure: I didn’t finish watching Mafia Mamma. I couldn’t. It’s awful. And while usually a movie this terrible is fun
Better Than Baz By Far
Agent Elvis, the Netflix animated series, is better than Elvis, the Oscar-nominated biopic directed by Baz Lurham. Better stories. Better soundtrack. Better sidekicks/hangers-on to suck
One Fine Morning, One Fine Film
3 stars Sandra (Léa Seydoux) leads a highly complex life. She is a widowed mom raising a daughter in Paris while working full-time as a