You read that right; It’s a triple feature, bitch! I’ve got to step it up a notch, because from the looks of it Robin Hood ain’t gonna be in the theater for too long. Plus, one of these is kind of a non-review, as you will see. THE LAST BOY SCOUT (1991) Director: Tony Easily … Continue reading
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
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
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
I never saw a movie in a theater until I was 14 years old. My parents even had a rule that rated R movies would not be shown in our home. My sisters and I were content for a long time with our collection of Disney movies like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the … Continue reading
If I hear a better rock album this year I’ll be shocked. My god, this is just… I don’t even know how to try and encapsulate the way this album makes me feel – perhaps a bit like I felt when I first heard The Pixies. But The Besnard Lakes don’t sound like The Pixies. … Continue reading
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
If you were to take a straw poll of all the 20-30 year old males you know chances are most of them will say they don’t feel like a grown up. There is a very good reason for this, we don’t grow up, our parents lied to us. All those times as a kid someone … Continue reading
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
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