Pulling Pistols and Whistling Dixie
Clint Eastwood is one of the great modern filmmakers, a man whose directing talents have landed him many Oscar nominations and widespread critical acclaim. Those accolades don’t usually extend to his work in front of the camera, however; it may be the parts he often played in his younger days, the cops and cowboys and […]
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 1
Jessica Jones, the second of Marvel’s Netflix series to explore the darker street-level corridors of the MCU, is a surprisingly adult-themed endeavor, using the gritty world established in Daredevil as a springboard to tell a story of victimization and how different people survive it in different ways. The first half is a very strong psychological […]
Holiday 2014: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
This is the first installment in our Holiday 2014 Review Series, where we’ll take a look at some of our favorite Christmas movies, either traditional or off-kilter. Grab a glass of your favorite eggnog and enjoy! Upon its initial theatrical release – which lasted about a week – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang bombed financially, but […]
REVIEW: The Watchers (2024)
I had no idea what to expect from The Watchers. I don’t think I saw any trailers, I haven’t read A. M. Shine’s novel, and I actually thought M. Night Shyamalan directed the movie. He only produced it, and it was directed by his daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan. The Watchers feels inspired by her father’s […]
Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap Promises Old School Thrills
M. Night Shyamalan is going old school with his next movie. Warner Bros. has released a trailer for Trap, the next film the director of The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and some things that aren’t nearly as good as those. Trap takes place at a concert for a teenybopper pop star, where a dad attending with […]
Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer Sings a Song of Madness
Arkham Asylum can’t hold true love any more than it can hold the Joker. Tonight, Warner Bros. released a trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to 2019’s surprise blockbuster film based on the DC Comics villain. From what little we know, Joker: Folie à Deux picks up with Arthur Fleck locked up in Arkham, Gotham […]