After what management said, I found it impossible to continue any further as The Reader’s film critic. What did they say? “Scott, I’m sorry to say we’re laying you off.” The real shocker is that, ...
by Scott MarksThis week’s trio was found lounging in an unmarked file box, stuffed with DVD screeners and buried deep in the inner-recesses of my storage locker. The Tillman Story (2010) Director Amir Bar-Lev (My Kid Could ...
by Scott MarksDemocrats in Washington could stand to take a lesson from Hollywood’s demise in the late ‘60s. Voters’ cries for something new, something different, something progressive in a president were answered with a pair of starchy ...
by Scott MarksWhat a great opening! An olde-timey movie, projected onto an urban facade, showing an automotive crash. Pan down to a motorcycle, sliding on its side along the rain-slicked street — the crash has actually happened; the movie is reality. The ...
by Matthew LickonaThe problem for Sylvester Stallone is how to preserve Rocky Balboa's adorable underdog persona, now that he wears the heavyweight championship belt, has reeled off ten successful title defenses, and enjoys the good life as magazine cover-boy, American Express Card ...
by Duncan ShepherdPatty Jenkins directs the lithe, lovely, and laff-grabbing Gal Gadot as the Amazon princess who helps end World War I, and also DC’s string of dark ‘n dour superhero slogs. The concept is high indeed: Greek mythology is mashed-up with ...
by Matthew LickonaJohn Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating the High Tabl...
For his directorial debut, star Michael B. Jordan dips back to Rock...
The continuing story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the...
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave W...
Super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down and stop th...
After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam ...
Inez (Teyana Taylor) kidnaps her six year-old son Terry from the fo...
After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam ...
Woody Harrelson is a former minor-league basketball coach who, afte...
Daniel (Morgan Freeman) is brought together with Allison (Florence ...
Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the conf...
Charismatic outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for per...
After what management said, I found it impossible to continue any further as The Reader’s film critic. What did they say? “Scott, I’m sorry to say we’re laying you off.” The real shocker is that, ...
This week’s trio was found lounging in an unmarked file box, stuffed with DVD screeners and buried deep in the inner-recesses of my storage locker. The Tillman Story (2010) Director Amir Bar-Lev (My Kid Could ...
Democrats in Washington could stand to take a lesson from Hollywood’s demise in the late ‘60s. Voters’ cries for something new, something different, something progressive in a president were answered with a pair of starchy ...
Who among us wouldn't go on a 90-minute killing spree if someone murdered our adorable beagle pup? Anyone not on board? Okay, what if the beagle pup was a posthumous gift from your beloved wife, your one opportunity to "grieve ...
by Matthew LickonaThe problem for Sylvester Stallone is how to preserve Rocky Balboa's adorable underdog persona, now that he wears the heavyweight championship belt, has reeled off ten successful title defenses, and enjoys the good life as magazine cover-boy, American Express Card ...
by Duncan ShepherdPatty Jenkins directs the lithe, lovely, and laff-grabbing Gal Gadot as the Amazon princess who helps end World War I, and also DC’s string of dark ‘n dour superhero slogs. The concept is high indeed: Greek mythology is mashed-up with ...
by Matthew LickonaThe sequel maintains the slightly elevated level of cleverness of its forerunner, or at least level of aspiration to cleverness. It starts out with a sneak-preview screening of a Hollywood cheapie called Stab, based on a "true-crime" book by "Gale ...
by Duncan Shepherd