There Will Be Blood, Come Hell or High Water. Writer/director Scott Wiper appears to be wanting to give his latest movie “The Big Ugly” a Quentin Tarantino, Coen Brothers, and Guy Ritchie […]
The Big Ugly
Radioactive, Animal Crackers, and The Rental video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie in “Radioactive,” the long-awaited animated feature “Animal Crackers,” and Dave Franco’s directorial debut of the horror-thriller “The Rental.” The Final Verdict […]
The Rental
Check in to the rental house of horror. Dave Franco is best known for his mainstream comedies (“Superbad,” “Now You See Me,” “21 Jump Street,” “Neighbors,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” etc.) […]
Animal Crackers
A few broken pieces don’t taint these fresh cookies. A lesson I’ve acknowledged as a young film critic is that when movies keep getting pushed back, they can be disastrous. But once […]
Radioactive
Rosamund Pike is solid Au as the woman behind radioactive activity. “Radioactive” is a biopic on the Polish and naturalized French physicist and chemist Marie Curie, who is portrayed fascinatingly by Rosamund […]
Clueless
Happy Birthday to the Emma Woodhouse from the Mid-90s! 25 years ago, Amy Heckerling directed a 90s version of Jane Austen’s “Emma.” And that movie would happen to be the teen comedy […]
Fatal Affair, Showbiz Kids, and The Painted Bird video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of the new “Fatal Attraction” rip-off “Fatal Affair,” the documentary on child stars “Showbiz Kids,” and the World War II epic “The Painted Bird.” The Final Verdict […]
The Painted Bird
This radiant WWII drama is both watchable and unwatchable. “The Painted Bird” is one of the most beautifully photographed and graphic WWII movies I’ve ever seen, and I commend screenplay writer/director Vaclav […]
Showbiz Kids
An emotional journey told from these former and current child stars. You all know Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in “The Wizard of Oz,” or Diana Serra Cary as Baby Peggy, or […]
Fatal Affair
This Fatal Attraction rip-off is fatal. Erotic thrillers these days are so commercial, that you ask yourself: why bother seeing them? Or better yet, why bother making them? Is it because we […]
