Right off of the bat, I’ll admit that I haven’t read the hugely popular 2015 book upon which this week’s high profile movie release is based. I went in cold, knowing almost nothing about the story or what it entailed.…
Wow! It’s another busy with all kinds of interesting releases both big and small – the highlights are all listed below. As always, you can click on any links you see to read more about the films. So if you…
Mr. Tim Burton has been pissing me off for years now. It’s not the hair. Or the sad fact that he left the (assumingly) lovely Helena. My anger jumped up to seeth level at the mention of his stupid, dumb…
By now, we pretty much know exactly what to expect from a Disney production. And it doesn’t matter if it’s a fairy tale or a live-action drama. You’ll likely get a heartfelt tale of pro-active youngsters striving to better themselves,…
Comedy is a tricky genre to analyze. What one person finds hilarious may leave another stone-faced. Masterminds is certain to leave as many scratching their heads as it amuses. It has a decidedly unique and peculiar sense of humor. Thankfully,…
It’s time for another look at highlights arriving on store shelves. There are a lot of summer releases arriving, so many will already be familiar to readers. Of course, there are some intriguing little films arriving too. As always, be…
As I sat watching this week’s remake of The Magnificent Seven one thing was glaringly apparent: Antoine Fuqua really wanted to make an old school western. The Training Day director saturates his retelling with all of the clichés and tropes…
Welcome back for another edition of DVD and Blu-ray highlights coming your way. Some of the summer releases are starting to arrive, so there are plenty of big flicks hitting shelves. As always, readers can click on any links they…
Note: This movie is being released on Blu-ray by Olive Films (www.olivefilms.com – www.facebook.com/olivefilms) on Sept. 20th. Often in this particular column, the movies being reviewed are, at the very least, a little eccentric and fall more under the category…
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Bridget Jones on the big screen. The original exploits of the character back in 2001 were, surprisingly enough, charming and very, very funny. Not long after, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason (2004) rehashed…