Finally caught up on Rambo: Last Blood, the latest of the Sylvester Stallone Rambo franchise. A franchise that I thought Stallone ended in the decent fourth film where the character seemingly retired to a ranch in the southwest US. But, … Continue reading
Rented the latest “Nicholas Cage is gonna Nicolas Cage” flick Mandy. This is in limited theatrical release and available streaming (at least on iTunes). It begs the question: is Nicolas Cage making the freakout weirdo movies he wants to make … Continue reading
Checked out the new Jennifer Garner action flick Peppermint… Jennifer Garner hasn’t been doing action flicks since the days of her tv show Alias… she’s been focusing on family dramas and romantic comedies so its kind of nice to see … Continue reading
Went to see the new sci-fi/cyberpunk/revenge flick Upgrade last night. This is a movie that got some buzz out of SXSW but I only caught one trailer for it months ago, long enough that I’d forgotten everything. Which was great … Continue reading
The remake of aging tough guy Charles Bronson’s Death Wish now stars aging tough guy Bruce Willis in a film of the same name. The original was filmed around the time of a real subway vigilante killing in NYC. The … Continue reading
Went to see the new western Jane’s Got a Gun, a defend-the-homestead film starring Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor (among others) that has been summarily dumped in around 500 theaters with almost no marketing and years of development hell. The … Continue reading
Final Girl is an odd horror/suspense film that has the DNA of similar films in it but doesn’t seem to know how to be that film. Basic premise is that a girl is recruited and trained all her life to … Continue reading
Need for Speed is the new driving/street racing movie that’s both a vehicle for Electronic Arts and for Aaron Paul (from Breaking Bad). I’m sure they are hoping Aaron Paul’s stint on Breaking Bad will drive people to the theaters…. … Continue reading
Saw the new Jason Statham action flick Homefront, co-starring James Franco (!), Kate Bosworth, and Winona Ryder (!?)… and written by Sylvester Stallone (!?!). Compared to most of the low-ambition run-of-the-mill action flicks, this is better than expected as far … Continue reading
So Django Unchained may be my favorite movie of the year… kind of gobsmacked about that but there ya go. It’s a violent (red mist! Jeesh) western/action flick with an awesome soundtrack… it’s the revenge fantasy that Inglorious Basterds wished … Continue reading