According to The Wrap, Len Weisman is leaving “The Mummy” reboot over at Universal because of scheduling conflicts. And while I wish him no ill-will, I have to say that this will probably be for the best because Weisman – be it his ‘Underworld’ films or his entry in the ‘Die Hard’ canon, “Live Free […]
Can Keanu Reeves star in a movie where he doesn’t happen to be “The One?” I mean, it was interesting in Andy Wachowski and Lena Wachowski’s ‘Matrix’ films, but it’s beginning to feel a bit long in the tooth. Also, watching the trailer for Carl Rinsch’s troubled “47 Ronin” part of me wonders why the […]
““We’re The Millers” is an interesting film, though it’s harsh – almost to the point of being mean, and mean-spirited – at times.” “Meet The Millers” is about family – which is not to say that it’s a family film, because it isn’t. In fact, it initially appears almost anti-family (curiously, so does the movie poster). The […]
Keanu Reeves amazes me. We have computer-generated technologies that can make it appear that a man can fly, that can enable giant robots and monsters to roam the earth, and yet no technology yet invented can make him seem like he has emotions and feelings like the rest of us. I know that that sounds […]
This is from Alfonso Cuarón’s upcoming “Gravity,” and supposedly it wowed the crowd at this year’s Comic-con, and seeing it for the first time myself I can see why. The way that the camera swoops and dives, seemingly without a cut or a break, give it a dynamicism, an almost animated feel except that it […]
I am not yet ready to serve the naysayers that implied that “Pacific Rim” would be a flop a juicy slice of humble pie, though I am warming up the oven. Guillermo Del Toro’s love letter to Saturday afternoon monster features finished first in 50 territories, and hasn’t yet been released in China, Brazil, Spain and […]
Despite some initial unevenness, “The Conjuring” manages to be an effective ghost story. “The Conjuring” is a film based supposedly based upon a true haunting (for that matter, so was “The Amityville Horror”) that happened in Rhode Island in the 1970’s. No matter what one thinks about such things Ed and Lorraine Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and […]
As I wrote in my review last week, I enjoyed Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” quite a bit. It was a serious film, that at moments didn’t take itself quite too seriously. If you have seen either of Del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ films (as well as the last – and only, that I am aware – […]
“Guillermo Del Toro approaches giant robots and monsters with a genuine love for the subject matter, and it shows on the screen.” I saw Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” yesterday evening, and enjoyed myself immensely. He seems to understand that, if it’s just about the robots, you might as well make a ‘Transformers’ sequel and […]
WTF!? I haven’t seen Chan-wook Park’s original “Oldboy” in awhile, and looking at Spike Lee’s reboot, I think I need to see it again. This film looks out of control, at the very least atypical of Lee. In other words, I like it.
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