I am taking a position on the latest Tom Cruise controversy–by which I don’t mean the recent dissolution of his marriage, or his religious beliefs–but instead him being cast as Jack Reacher, from the series of books by Lee Child. I haven’t read any Reacher novels, though I do understand when someone happens to be […]
Some may consider the image circled in red as ‘stealing’ – it’s the front section of an Eagle transporter, from Gerry Anderson’s “Space: 1999″ – which from a certain perspective is understandable. Though, if you look even closer, there’s innovation involved. When you’re working with a limited budget, sometimes necessity is the mother of invention. […]
Not quite sure how I feel about Rian Johnson’s “Looper.” Time travel in movies, like great power, must be used responsibly. In most films that is often not the case, since they tend to bend or break rules they have already established as soon as the plot finds them inconvenient. That being said, I am […]
In all the annals of film history, I suspect that being a werewolf has never seemed quite so dull. It’s tough finding an entertaining horror film, especially since so many aren’t. A new crop of films recently appeared on Netlflix, but quantity isn’t the same thing as quality. Take “The Howling Reborn,” for instance. It’s an […]
Marc Webb’s “The Amazing Spider-Man” appears to be opening strong overseas–in India it premiered bigger than Marvel’s “The Avengers”–but this has to be tempered by the fact that other movies that appeared strong because of international profits have gone on to underperform at the American box office. Like Peter Berg’s “Battleship,” for instance. So at […]
This story amazed me when I first found it. According to Yahoo! News an airplane that had vanished for 60 years has been found on an Alaska glacier. The plane, a US Air Force Globemaster, similar to the one pictured on the left, disappeared sometime in 1952, with a crew of 52 servicemen. The remains […]
Yeah, I’m still somewhat bitter about how Frank Darabont was relieved of his showrunner duties on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” though obviously not bitter enough to stop watching. In my defense, if you’re in the desert and the only potable water you have is a bit murky and smelly, I suspect that you’ll drink deep […]
First, Sam Raimi is forced to cram too many villains (by which I mean Venom, who he didn’t want to use) into Spider-Man 3; then Sony (essentially) cans him, as well as his cast and crew, rebooting the franchise and handing the directoral reins to Marc Webb, who’s prior film was “500 Days Of Summer,” which […]
Let me start by saying that Ryan Reynolds seems to be an affable, charismatic actor, whom I enjoyed watching in films like 2005’s “Just Friends” or the more recent “Safe House.” Heck, he even was interesting in last year’s “Green Lantern.” The problem is that I am not entirely sure that Reynolds can headline a […]
The image to the right is the one of the last from the trailer for Pete Travis‘ “Dredd,” and it looks like Karl Urban has nailed the look, though in the comics he generally appears thinner, almost gaunt, though other than that, he looks good. What Danny Cannon’s 1995 version did right–for the most part–was […]
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