Spoiler Alert Released on the Forty-first anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope it doesn’t match that deified film but makes a strong entry. Solo takes a minute or two to get its legs but quickly begins to tell a story that’s familiar and unique all at the same time. Han Solo is the scoundrel…
I’m afraid my dear reader this will be less a review and more a deep dive into my reignited passion for writing. While I only claim to be as worldly a wordsmith as Woodward and Burnstein in the quiet of my own cubicle, I know they outrank my meager talents. To further that point I’ve…
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This was a fun movie. I know that sounds like a lame first sentence but a fact’s a fact. Ragnarok lacked the Shakespearian influence of the first entry and vastly improved on the steaming pile of terrible that was Thor: The Dark World. Yet this one was a charmer. Director Taika Waititi was tasked with…
As big a movie fan as I am I must admit to never having seen the original. Debuting in 1974 Agatha Christie’s whodunit crime drama made a lasting impression. As with the most recent edition it was star studded from top to bottom. Sean Connery, Albert Finney, and Lauren Bacall all made staring appearances to…
We live in a time period where it might be considered politically incorrect to praise the president and CEO of a nude magazine. But that’s exactly what we’re going to do. Hugh Hefner spent the better part of five decades perfecting and then keeping alive the same magazine. In this time of technology with information…
This flick hits every notch on the “teen thriller” scale. While it’s odd for a Horror film to debut in September, this one seems appropriately timed. With the success of shows like “Stranger Things” and an ongoing acceptance of movie remakes IT hits the mark. Stephen King’s thousand-page source novel makes for a difficult transition…
Tom Holland is the closest we’ve come to a perfect and well-rounded Spider-Man. In the past we have had great Peter Parkers and great Spidermen but never from the same actor. Tobey Maguire provided a pitch perfect Peter Parker acting both in tone and nerdish behavior. His downfall was a poor third act and the…
In the long history of Hollywood War movies we’ve seen the United States stride to victory time and again. A rare occurrence to be sure is the total exclusion of America in a film depicting World War Two. Though not the first time there has been a European depiction of the war effort, Dunkirk certainly…
Ever since her creation in 1941, Wonder Woman has grown and changed with the times. Her origin story seems more fluid now as we look back in history yet, her social conscience and drive for truth and justice remains a constant. Further, Wonder Woman’s story is something that we have never seen to date. This…
Adam West was our first movie Batman to hit the mainstream. Apart from the one or two serial style aventures in the 40s, West’s performance defined a generation’s Batman. It was campy and at times ridiculous but he earned the monicker “The Bright Knight”. The actor died of leukemia at the age of 88 leaving…
John Hurt: John Hurt died with over 200 titles to his name. That doesn’t just happen to any actor. That happens when you have a man who could play every emotion in the human lexicon. His turn as rich in the 1960s “Man For All Seasons” put him on the map. He played character so…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is another home run. This one didn’t make it all the way out of the park but definitely got all the players home. It’s a compilation of expertly crafted elements making as expected, an awesome movie experience. The first ten minutes or so seemed ominous, like maybe they screwed…
