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Scott Fest: Days Of Thunder and Thelma & Louise

DAYS OF THUNDER (1990) Director: Tony A whitesploitation film that’s kind of like Cronenberg’s Crash without the erections. Or with the erections, but without full release. I should hate this, but actually found it to be pretty enjoyable. You’ve got a great cast (Though I could’ve used a little more John C Reilly), a solid … Continue reading

Actionfest: Operation Endgame

Rob Cordry: Action Hero. Yeah, that doesn’t sound quite right to me either. To be fair, Cordry isn’t really the hero of Operation Endgame, but he does have a couple of stunt-filled sequences and a scene where he has to realistically threaten someone’s life with a sharp object.   Actionfest somehow got a hold of … Continue reading

Actionfest: Mandrill

Marko Zaror and Ernesto Diaz Espinoza are back with another Chilean riff on Hollywood action films. In Mirageman, they tackled the super hero origin story with deft humor and hand-held, gonzo filmmaking. With Mandrill, they are knocking off the super-spy/millionaire hitman genre and once again they do it in style. Though Mandrill feels bigger and … Continue reading

Actionfest: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

It’s sad that we live in a world where companies will throw millions of dollars are garbage like Captivity instead of recognizing good, fun films like Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.  I get it, the horror comedy is a tough sell and Tucker & Dale maybe moreso because it doesn’t have any bankable stars and … Continue reading

The Marvel Studios Continuity Trap

Continuity is a bitch.  It’s the reason that almost every Marvel comic devotes space to explaining where the characters are in the story.  It’s the reason that DC keeps having crisis after crisis to make their stories more approachable for new readers.  It’s the reason Marvel launched a whole new line of Ultimate comics for … Continue reading

Iron Man 2 (Spoilers)

I almost don’t feel like reviewing this, because there really isn’t much of a movie to review. Not to say that it’s bad. But it isn’t particularly good, either. It’s just Robert Downey Jr being charming, and a whole lot of missed opportunity for drama. One of the things that really worked for me in … Continue reading