Shark movies sell, they always have thanks to the iconic and lasting power of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. The Meg is simply this year’s serving of that particular slice of entertainment. Touting a larger budget (experience) than recent shark flicks The Shallows or 47 Meters Down, The Meg combines the usual Jason Statham (Expendables 3, Furious […]
When I first heard the title for the sixth film in the Tom Cruise action franchise, I thought how ingenious that would be for a documentary about Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s marriage, his obsession with cult Scientology or even the bizarre antics surrounding Katie Holmes. Alas, it’s another sequel comprised of over two hours where
Writer/director Elijah Bynum must be feeling like crap these days. He did a film with one of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood, before he became a worldwide sensation and an award winner. His film Hot Summer Nights starring Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is finally hitting theaters (and VOD)… too little too late. The vintage
For a little background information, Dracula (Sandler) is a widower with a grown-up daughter called Mavis (Gomez) who has decided they both need some R&R and more family time. So for a surprise, she has arranged for all of them to go on a trip, without telling them it will be a cruise—which Drac would never
If Vera Farmiga hadn’t already made a handful of films just like “Boundaries,” I might have liked it better. Shana Feste isn’t the most subtle or accomplished film maker either. Her previous films “Country Strong” or “Endless Lover” certainly put females at the center of their own stories, which I like, but her writing and
It’s been four years since The Zellner Brothers delivered the oddity known as “Kumiko.” The filmmaking duo co-directed, wrote and star in their latest, “Damsel,” which is both a modern interpretation of and a spoof of the classic western. “Shitty in new and fascinating ways,” we hear in the opening sequence. “Damsel” is less of
You can officially stop wondering or hoping if the modern “Jurassic Park” franchise will ever re-capture what audiences felt in 1993. These desperate sequels will never have the effect on a current generation that Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster did on ours. That said, Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 “Jurassic World” came close. “Fallen Kingdom” unfortunately lives up to
Apparently, you can make a movie about anything. “Tag” is the head scratching true story about childhood friends who played the “tag you’re it game” well into their 50’s. This movie negates the long-held fantasy that stories based on something true will be more dependable than fiction. It’s from the writer of similarly bland gimmick
You must certainly admire the pace at which Haifaa Al-Mansour has risen to become the first Saudi filmmaker to direct a Hollywood film. However, her direction of this well-known historical figure doesn’t turn out so well. The life of the woman behind Frankenstein is full of drama and tragedy. Elle Fanning does a good job
Saoirse Ronan received her first Oscar nomination for “Atonement,” written by Ian McEwan. Once again, she takes on a role he created, writing his own screen adaptation for the first time. Director Dominic Cooke, unfortunately, doesn’t work the same wonders with McEwan’s script that Joe Wright did with “Atonement.” The provocative nature of the subject matter creates