The Trip to Italy provides Steve Coogan with another opportunity to return the best role of his career: Himself. Sure fans of BBC television may make an argument for Coogan’s alter ego, Alan Partridge, as his best character but for…
I thought I had such a solid way to start this review. But “best laid plans of mice and men…” I guess. See, I was going to begin by NOT focusing on the original Sin City (2005) directed by both…
I’m going to tell you what you already know. There is only one thing that The Expendables 3 has going for it and it ain’t a smart script. It’s the cast. That is the only element that makes this project…
This is the second piece in a series. The first chunk can be found HERE. As all of Hollywood runs around panicking because Box Office receipts are Down, Down and Down this year, I’d like to take another moment…
Instead of bringing back some beloved childhood characters from the late 80’s and early 90’s the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is more like “The Return of Megan Fox”. This is very unfortunate as she was not missed. After…
What’s added to my streaming provider? When? It’s frustrating and you are not a pre-cog laying in a pool of goo focused exclusively on what is coming out on Netflix. At least I hope that is not going on. No…
Who the hell are the Guardians of the Galaxy? I’m a minor comic book nerd having collected a bunch of Batman and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. I had some Avengers comics and…
First I think it’s important to make clear that I actually live in the San Diego area. Attending the annual cluster-pile that is Comic Con is not a trek for me. Also, if I play my cards right, I can…
Mood Indigo playing an exclusive engagement in San Diego at the Ken Cinema. Details HERE Michel Gondry’s filmmaking has developed two distinct trajectories. Unfortunately these two paths are mutually exclusive and growing farther and farther apart as time passes. First,…
“I’ve never believed in doing sequels. I didn’t want to waste the time I have doing a sequel; I’d rather be using that time doing something new and different.” – Walt Disney Disney Animation Studios did not produce a feature…