The fact that filmmaker Roland Emmerich (“White House Down,” “10,000 BC”) having to get funds outside the U.S. to finance his $100+ million epic of American history should have been a clue that more work was needed with this project. Emmerich has assembled a B-list cast of characters and attempts to give each at least […]
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
Director Clint Eastwood (“Million Dollar Baby”, “Gran Torino”) doesn’t give the audience quite what they might expect with “Sully”. The film based on the incredible forced water landing of US Airways Flight 1549, isn’t structured like the Denzel Washington film Flight. The editing choices, breaking up the 208 second event, into a 96-minute feature film,
Antoine Fuqua is no great director, however he did manage to have the better of the two White House attack films in 2013. Three years later, we are looking at an unwarranted action sequel with a script so bad, even Fuqua refused to direct. With most of the same surviving cast, superfluous director Babak Najafi
My All American is written to be inspirational, showing that true grit, family, and religious faith is a winning combination.