I really never understood the title of Judgment Day for this film, because it really wasn’t a “Judgment Day”. It doesn’t take away from the film which in its time was pretty great. However, rewatching it you can see how storytelling and movie magic has evolved greatly. Even if you compare this to Avatar (another…
The Terminator started it all in 1984, for both James Cameron and the long-running franchise. But what keeps us coming back for more?
On the surface, this is a strange Terry Gilliam movie. Now, many Gilliam movies (The Brothers Grimm,?12 Monkeys) are strange, but this one appears to be shockingly normal… at first. A shock jock, Jack Lucas (Jeff Bridges), sports the Howard Stern lifestyle, shouting out his misanthropic bile on the radio waves, until one day his…
Cupid. Hearts. Coal-mining-pick-axe-wielding-serial-killers. Chocolates. One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn?t belong. Oh, contraire. Because if you?ve ever enjoyed the sheer deliciousness of this week?s feature, you?ll know not since the odd coupling of chocolate and peanut butter have two great tastes tasted so great together. That?s…
$208.8 million dollars. Let?s just let that number sit there for a minute. While it was no surprise that it took top spot at the box office, the fact that Jurassic World has literally shattered every box office record in its opening weekend is nothing short of staggering. While there was high anticipation for the…
Let?s go ahead and get this out of the way now: you should run?not walk?to your nearest movie theater and go see Pixar?s latest film, Inside Out. It?s a unique and powerful tale that thrusts emotions and feelings into the spotlight, where they shine (in some cases literally) for the world to see. The premise…
Liam Neeson has basically reinvented himself as an action superstar. Sure, there’s the in-your-face bombastic?Taken?and its well-intended (but majorly flawed) sequels, and a few others that have shown he can throw a good, on-screen punch. The truth is though, that Neeson’s actual acting chops show up best when he’s mixing the punches with some self-inspection…
Not everyone has the family experience they should have … or want. But the truth is, we can learn from the success (and failure) of those who have come before us, even our own parents. This Father’s Day, we hope that you’ll consider the lessons from your own life, and a few from these films,…
What if we had never met Dory? Or if Buzz and Woody had never become friends? Would our world be different? Most of us think that Pixar burst onto the scene with the release of its first feature film in 1995, Toy Story, noting its fifteen Academy Awards coinciding with the partnership with Walt Disney…
I mentioned on Facebook a few days ago that The Goonies, one of my favorite films of all time, was about to turn thirty. It seemed to surprise a few people.
