Following the literal rapture, people are isolated to their towns and totalitarian rule is established. The rumored existence of a door in the desert leading those left behind to salvation results in some risking their lives and freedom to escape. … Continue reading
I could have rented any number of mature, very serious films with intellectual themes and high minds… but instead I rented Psycho Goreman. Not because it looked like the cheapest of sci-fi B movies, but because it starred a couple … Continue reading
True story: all Hollywood tough guy action stars are required (by law) to star in a movie with cute little kids. What else could possibly explain why Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Hulk Hogan, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, John Cena, and … Continue reading
So there’s this movie that made the Internet go crazy a few weeks or month ago called The Fanatic. It stars John Travolta as a super mega fan of an action hero movie star. The movie is produced by Redbox … Continue reading
Checked out the newly released remake of the classic movie Jacob’s Ladder. The original flick starred Tim Robbins as a Vietnam vet who is loosing track of his mind, his sanity snapping back and forth between different realities. It’s a … Continue reading
So I checked out the greatest new movie release of last weekend… number 11 with a bullet, making none of the money and almost none of the recognition… Where’d You Go Bernadette? That’s the name of a movie you probably … Continue reading
Luc Besson’s new film Anna came and probably will be gone in about fifteen minutes. This new film is about woman turned into an assassin… and Besson’s earliest films include La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional… so this is … Continue reading
So I checked out the new Elton John biopic Rocketman over the weekend (and it’s taking me three days to work up the ambition to gripe about it). So this flick was directed by the guy who took up re-editing … Continue reading
Also checked out the new Laikia-produced animated film Missing Link. Laika is a studio that makes mostly stop-motion pictures that I should like… but never really do. So I didn’t go into this one with high hopes. Missing Link … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix original Mowgli, based on the Jungle Book stories. This film was in production at the same time as the recent Disney “live action” Jungle Book but got delayed when that movie did well. I guess … Continue reading