Synopsis – Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds. My Take – Some films are so harrowing and depressing, that it gets really hard to review them. Yes, this film is one of those that are not only hard to watch, but also manages … Continue reading Detroit (2017) Review!!!
Synopsis – Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the “Flare”. Directed – Wes Ball Starring – Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario Check out the trailer: Continue reading Final ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Trailer Promises ‘Mad Max’-Styled Closure!!! Check It Out!!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history, leading to the federalization of the Michigan National Guard and the involvement of two Airborne Divisons of the United States Army. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading Powerful New ‘Detroit’ Trailer Pushes Oscar Consideration for Kathryn Bigelow’s Thriller!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Young hero, Thomas, embarks on a mission to find a cure to a deadly disease known as the “Flare”. Directed – Wes Ball Starring – Kaya Scodelario, Dylan O’Brien, Walton Goggins Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Trailer Reveals the Trilogy’s Concluding Installment!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history, leading to the federalization of the Michigan National Guard and the involvement of two Airborne Divisons of the United States Army. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading Final ‘Detroit’ Trailer Ratchets up the Tension!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history, leading to the federalization of the Michigan National Guard and the involvement of two Airborne Divisons of the United States Army. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Detroit’ Trailer Further Reveals Kathryn Bigelow’s Terrifying Thriller!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an exploration of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story’s core is Brad Pitt’s … Continue reading War Machine (2017) Review!!!
Synopsis – An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom) recreates a U.S. General’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today. His is an exploration of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly. At the story’s core is Brad Pitt’s … Continue reading New ‘War Machine’ Trailer Has Brad Pitt Comically Navigating a Military Quagmire!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizen uprisings in the United States’ history. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Detroit’ Trailer Reveals Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Follow-Up!!! Check It Out!!
In addition to taking over the scripted TV realm, the unscripted TV realm, comedy specials, kids programming, and just about everything else, Netflix has been putting a lot of money into big-budget movies. The most high-profile one of late is Brad Pitt‘s War Machine, a darkly satirical tale directed by Animal Kingdom‘s David Michôd. The movie is based on the book The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story … Continue reading ‘War Machine’: Brad Pitt Counsels the Troops in New Netflix Trailer!!! Check It Out!!
2017 is the year Netflix makes a big statement in the original film realm. While the streaming service has had solid previous entries like Beasts of No Nation, this year they’re acting like an out-and-out movie studio with content ranging from blockbusters (David Ayer’s Bright) to foreign films (Bong Joon-ho’s Okja) to now socially conscious war satires. Yesterday, Netflix unveiled the first trailer for War … Continue reading ‘War Machine’ Trailer Reveals Brad Pitt in Netflix’s Darkly Funny War Satire!!! Check It Out!!
Good news, Maze Runner fans. The indefinite hiatus on The Death Cure, the third installment in the YA saga, has come to an end. Earlier this year, production on the film was halted when star Dylan O’Brien suffered a significant on-set injury and the future of the franchise was left in question, with the actor needing time to heal and the studio needing time to sort out the new schedule. Now, Deadline reports … Continue reading ‘The Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Resumes Production Next Year!!
Following the releases of The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, surely two of the best American films in recent memory, there seemed to be a sense that the unparalleled Kathryn Bigelow suddenly became a political director. There was a sense that films as clearly beholden to genre as Point Break, Blue Steel, Near Dark, and Strange Days could not also be vibrantly, even viciously political because they didn’t deal directly with political or societal … Continue reading Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit Riots Project Adds Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, and Ben O’Toole!!
Warner Bros. has officially set release date for two of its major franchise updates: Dax Shepard‘s R-rated revamp of the beloved 1980s tv series CHiPs will land on August 11, 2017, while Andy Muscetti‘s It remake will land on an appropriately Halloween season-friendly date, September 7, 2017. The CHiPs reboot offers a more serious spin on the material, having been touted as an action comedy … Continue reading ‘It’ and ‘CHiPs’ finally get 2017 release dates!!
Synopsis – A frontiersman named Hugh Glass on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s is on a quest for survival after being brutally mauled by a bear. My Take – I could not ask for a better way of beginning 2016 that is for sure. For those of you looking for an action movie, move along. This is another artsy movie from Alejandro Gonzalez-Innaritu, … Continue reading The Revenant (2016) Review!!!
Synopsis – Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they’re all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape. My Take – Judging by the trailers this may seem like another distopian future film like The Hunger Games & Divergent series targeting its “young adult” audience. … Continue reading The Maze Runner (2014) Review!!
Synopsis – Sam & Fordy run a credit card fraud scheme, but when they steal from the wrong man, they find themselves threatened by sadistic gangster. They need to raise £5m and pull off a daring diamond heist to clear their debt. My Take – Literally everything about in this British crime comedy is filled with cliches but somehow the very likeable cast converts this … Continue reading Plastic (2014) Review!!
