STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is an Exciting Piece of Hollywood Mythmaking
The word “myth” is too often misunderstood. We place too much emphasis on the apparent…
MISTRESS AMERICA: Unspoiled
There are two movies in Noah Baumbach’s latest feature, Mistress America, and the REAL movie is only…
The Gift Proves That It’s Thought (That Goes Into The Filmmaking) That Counts
You may have only noticed it in passing, if it all, but Warrior is one…
The Mission Impossible Franchises Streak Of Excellence Continues With Rogue Nation
The ballad of Ethan Hunt didn’t really kick in until the third Mission: Impossible film,…
COP CAR
30 years ago this November, Bill Watterson created a landmark comic strip about a boy…
Film on the Television (8/5/15): FRANKENHOOKER on Showtime
1990 was a strange time. There were not one, but two amazing low-budget bastardizations of…
Vacation’s Where I Wanna Be, Party On The Beach Where The Fun Is Free
Oh lordy was the opening sequence of Vacation dire. It was the sort of comedic…
I Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghost Protocol
An air of uncertainty hung over the release of Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol. Would audiences…
J.J. Abrams Brought Some Layers (And An Aaron Paul Cameo) To The Mission: Impossible Franchise
Back in the era of 2006, a year where The Da Vinci Code ruled the…
The Critics Are the Ones Being Irrational About IRRATIONAL MAN
I don’t go into new Woody Allen movies expecting masterpieces ignored and ridiculed by a…