If you’re like me, you’re fascinated not only with movies but with the box office. It’s fun to see surprise hits (“Get Out”), Cinderella stories (“Parasite”) and record-breakers (“Avengers: Endgame”), but for me it is far more interesting to dissect when things go wrong. Not that I wish harm on any film, making movies is… Continue reading Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2020
A reboot of an American remake of a Japanese horror film that is being released on the third day of January. Great. Jacki Weaver wears a bad wig and talks…in…fragments. John Cho announces his name six times upon entering a house. A police detective has access to every personal family picture and video ever privately… Continue reading I Have a Grudge Against ‘The Grudge’
As the saying goes, sometimes in order to get to Heaven you gotta go through Hell. And while 2019 was a great year for films, it also had some stinkers, snoozes and sloppy messes. While sitting through bad films can be a chore, talking about them is often amusing. So let’s talk about the worst… Continue reading Top 10 Worst Films of 2019
After a somewhat lackluster 2018, this past year was a great year for movies. We got the ending of an era in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the reunion of gangster legends and great strides for new and diverse talent in front of and behind the camera. I had a hard time cutting my list down… Continue reading Top 10 Best Films of 2019
This is Roger Deakins’ world, we’re all just living in it. “1917” tells the story of two young British soldiers in World War I (George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman) who must make their way across the German front in order to deliver a message before an ill-fated attack. Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire… Continue reading ‘1917’ is Why Movie Theaters Exist
Remember in 2015 when we were all excited about where a new Star Wars film by Disney could go? Oh, that was fun… “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is the third film of the sequel trilogy and the ninth and final installment of the main Star Wars saga. J.J. Abrams, who directed and co-wrote… Continue reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Has Some Good, Some Bad and a Whole Lot of ‘Why?’
Crazy to think that we’re in the final weeks of a decade; we’ve still got 2019’s top films to discuss as well as awards season to stress over. This decade was big not only for me, as it was when I fully started going to, tracking and reviewing films (officially starting with “Scream 4” in… Continue reading 25 Best Films of the 2010s
Adam McKay hasn’t made a good movie since 2010, so I’m not sure why so many people want to try and copy his mold all of a sudden… “Bombshell” is based on the true story of the women at Fox News who brought down CEO Roger Ailes for sexual misconduct. Charlize Theron portrays Megyn Kelly,… Continue reading ‘Bombshell’ is Mostly a Dud
Last year had “A Star Is Born” and now this year’s “remake of a film that gets redone every 25 years” is “Little Women.” “Little Women” is the eighth adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name, this time written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen,… Continue reading ‘Little Women’ is a Big Delight
Put “I read a tweet about a New Yorker article about you” on my gravestone and let me die a happy man. “Knives Out” is a whodunit mystery that follows a dysfunctional family that comes together following the suicide, or possible murder, of their rich patriarchal father. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the film… Continue reading I’m (Mostly) All-In on ‘Knives Out’
The Reel Deal 