Reviews
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
I haven’t been a big fan of the first “Huntsman” movie, “Snow White & The Huntsman, ” because it felt contrived and had nothing going for it but in terms of a story, making the film serving only as a vehicle for its special effects, [...]
Gotham: The Complete Second Season
Few television shows have been awaited as eagerly in my household as the second season of “Gotham.” With the first season bursting at the seems to coolness, awesome characters, and cool storylines, it is hardly surprising that I sat down with Warner [...]
After the Fox
After the Fox is the perfect 1960’s celluloid time capsule. Everything about it – the story, the cinematic style, the separate artistic components, even the poster art – creates not only a lithe entertainment but holds a mirror to the “anything [...]
Hail, Caesar!
Whenever a brand new movie made by the Coen brothers, you simply know that you’re in for something special. You just know that in a new movie made by the brothers that the plot always ends up with their characters an outrageously huge mess, predicated [...]
The Martian
With all the action-laden bombast that is flickering across screens these days, it is easy to forget sometimes that good films do not really need to cater to the attention span of a ferret, wear capes or pull viewers with one explosive set piece after [...]
True Crime
Looking over Clint Eastwood’s long-standing career, one cannot help but be impressed. Whether it’s his career as an actor or his work as a director, Eastwood is almost like malt whiskey. He has gotten better with age. Hard to imagine, but “True [...]
Gods of Egypt
4K Ultra HD is eagerly trying to build a platform for itself, making sure the people can see and experience the difference dramatically increased resolution in pixels and color can make. Granted, it is a hard sell, one way or the other. As long as there [...]
The Shannara Chronicles: Season One
For years, I have been calling for movie adaptations of Terry Brooks’ Shannara novels, and with the incredible success of the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movies, not to mention the television success of “Game of Thrones”, [...]