The opening credits and music are identical to the 1986 film by Tony Scott. If you take nostalgia out of the equation, the original film had some of the worst acting, editing and cinematography around. Looking back at the Navy propaganda flick feels more like watching a video game than a feature film. Thirty-six years, […]
“Only the Brave” turns out to be a lot more than “the firefighter movie”. Director Joseph Kosinski (“Oblivion”, “Tron Legacy”), sidesteps many clichés and stereotypes the trailer advertises as he introduces us to real people and circumstance. Ken Nolan’s script, based on an article in GQ, focuses far more on the people involved than the
Ben Younger’s boxing film Bleed for This is not an awards contender despite debuting at Toronto’s film festival. While the best actor race might be a bit on the weak side, it’s not weak enough to include Teller (Whiplash, Fantasic Four), who continues to struggle for his place in the American box office market. Ben
In many ways Todd Phillips new film War Dogs follows the marketing principle of last years The Big Short. It’s all comedy and energy in the trailer, about two young goofy arms dealers. Ticket buyers are likely to feel the bait and switch, since Phillips trilogy The Hangover is used as a lure. Like The
There is a reason this movie looks and feels like it was made in 2012, because it was. It was shelved because it’s a piece of crap. First time writers Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel haven’t worked since. It’s a shame, because the cast, minus the intolerable Mintz-Plasse (Neighbors, Movie 43), are all accomplished, talented
Autopilot, that’s not just what Tris (Woodley) uses when she steals a flying machine from the new villain of the series. It’s also what happens when these teen-based, sci-fi fantasy saga’s make so much money, that the creativity fly’s out the window the exact same time the money pours in. For those who haven’t read
According to IMDB: “This film was made so Fox could keep the film rights for the Fantastic Four. Fox waited the full 7 years they had, before going into production. Any longer, and Fox would have lost the film rights”. This pretty much sums up why the reviews, attitudes and general discontent for the reboot
For the second weekend in a row, a female lead film topped the American box office. Insurgent, the sequel to the box office hit Divergent, picks up right where it left off. Adding a host of new characters including Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (Snowpiercer, The Help) and Oscar nominee Naomi Watts (Birdman, The Impossible), the