Movies for women really don’t get any dumber than the ‘Fifty Shades’ series. Men get dumb movies all the time, xXx sequels, Fast & Furious, even the recent John Wick film, despite all its style, is a pretty feebleminded action flick. For the most part genre films – romance and action; are two sides of […]
If you like paying additional money to see the exact same movie you have already watched, the John Wick sequel is the perfect movie for you. Reeves and his stunt director from “The Matrix Trilogy” return for Chapter 2, which picks up right where the 2014 film left off. The opening sequence is loud, violent
Director Peter Chelsom has had an interestingly feel good career behind the camera. He first caught my attention when he cast Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) into a strange and unusual supporting role with Sharon Stone in The Mighty (1998). His other feel good movies Town & Country, Serendipity and Shall We Dance barely registered. The
The latest horror genre debut in the dump ground known as January. The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a swift horror flick that focuses on a father and son team of medical examiners working out of their creepy old home. It’s essentially The X Files meet Six Feet Under. Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Cox
Sometimes there are obstacles in making a film that could and should be a sign that something isn’t working. For Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Hollow Man) the fact he couldn’t communicate with the French actors, that every top actress from Cate Blanchett to Nicole Kidman refused the project might have been a sign. France’s official
Oscar nominated director John Madden’s career has taken interesting twists and turns since Shakespeare in Love won best picture in 1999. He is unpredictable in the projects he chooses like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and his first time working with a relatively new Jessica Chastain in The Debt. Miss Sloane is a rare and
I’ve started calling horror movies that are under 90 minutes and have only the basic of concepts, pocket films. The best thing about The Eyes of My Mother, and others like it, is they don’t waste too much of your time. Nicolas Pesce is your typical first-time filmmaker, cutting his teeth on the go-to genre.
Why are these films so bad, and why do they keep getting made? When Tom Hanks did the first “Da Vinci Code” (2006) film it was a hit because of the fandom with the books, but was poorly received. Hanks hasn’t been nominated for an Oscar since becoming involved with the Dan Brown adaptation franchise.
Credit must be paid to Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Lobster, The Light Between Oceans, Complete Unknown) who debuts her fourth feature in 2016. More impressively it’s the second in which she is the solo lead. The rarity in which an actress has not one, but two leading roles in the same year is a
Prior to “The Accountant”, Gavin O’Conner had only made one film of note; 2011’s “Warrior” which landed Nick Nolte a supporting actor nomination. “The Accountant” has been swirled in secrecy, skipping film festivals, withdrawing from pre-screenings. Unlike “The Girl on the Train” which dodged its way into a wide release, Affleck’s latest dark thriller packs