In Castle Rock, the Hulu original series based on the world that author Stephen King horrifically mastered, a long-forgotten inmate in Shawshank State Penitentiary is discovered when the warden commits suicide and untouched areas of the prison are examined. When an estranged son of Castle Rock is called in as the inmate’s lawyer, a series of… [Read More]
Aquaman: King or Hero?
Aquaman, the least appreciated member of the Justice League, finally has a standalone movie. Based on the stories of the man who is the result of a tryst between a lighthouse keeper and an Atlantean queen, Aquaman burst onto the screen this weekend with spectacular CGI and a ridiculously complex story in a superhero universe. While new fans might… [Read More]
Mission Impossible – Fallout: The World Needs Ethan Hunt
The sixth installment of the Mission Impossible films, and the second directed and written by Christopher McQuarrie (Rogue Nation), arrived this weekend with a fat 98% Rotten Tomatoes ratings, the Justice League-impacting Henry Cavill mustache, and the promise of more death-defying stunts by the ageless Tom Cruise. But haven’t we seen it all, already? Blame Lorne Balfe’s score,… [Read More]
Mile 22 – Who Will You Believe?
James Silva (Mark Wahlberg) has seen it all as a U.S. Marine and a member of a black ops team known as Overwatch. As the film opens, the team takes down a Russian safehouse stateside and executes the inhabitants. Fastforwarding a year and a half later, the team ends up grinding at desk jobs until… [Read More]
MacGuyver (1985)- The Complete First Season: A White Knight #TBT
In the mid-1980s, Lee David Zlotoff wrote for Hill Street Blues and later produced Remington Steele; he even directed The Spitfire Grill. But his greatest contribution to modern media was the creation of MacGuyver, the story of a troubleshooter for the Phoenix Foundation (and also an agent of a shadowy branch of the U.S. government). MacGuyver regularly found himself in… [Read More]
BlacKkKlansmen: Is This the Distant Past?
Ron Stallworth is the first black officer in the Colorado Springs Police Department in the 1970s, and while assigned to the intelligence division, he calls the number for the local Klu Klux Klan. Invited to the chapter, Stallworth puts his Jewish co-worker up to impersonating him at the meeting. Before too long, the black man… [Read More]
Time Freak’s Andrew Bowler on Regret, Sci-Fi, and the Shower Effect
Time Freak tells a story as old as time – a geeky, hyper intelligent young man loses his beautiful girlfriend and struggles to find ways to win her back. The difference in Andrew Bowler’s film? The scientific savant uses time travel to try and change the outcome of their breakup, often to hilarious results. Starring… [Read More]
Robin Williams – Comic Genius: A Legacy of Laughs
Good Morning, Vietnam. Dead Poets Society. The Fisher King. Hook. Aladdin. Mrs. Doubtfire. Good Will Hunting. Patch Adams. For a decade in the 1980s and 1990s, Robin Williams was everywhere on screen, delighting adults and children. Doing something that seemed impossible, the often profane comedian transitioned from the role of manic comic to manic family entertainer without ever… [Read More]
Director Paul Becker Dances with Music, Race, & Lou Gossett Jr.
Paul Becker is a choreographer, but don’t assume that means he is solely involved in putting dancers through their paces. Involved in choreographing scenes on television (Riverdale, Once Upon a Time) and films (Suckerpunch, Deadpool, Ralph Breaks the Internet), Becker has now moved forward with a career directing films. With his debut, Breaking Brooklyn, Becker… [Read More]
The Meg: Building a Bigger Shark
Audiences have fascinations with films about sharks. Whether it’s Jaws, The Shallows, or Sharknado, the track record is off the charts. But I am not one of those people who shares the fascination because I really like the ocean! So, with a mix of trepidation and fear, overcome by my Jason Statham fandom, I watched The Meg, which was a… [Read More]
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