Normally when you go to a George A. Romero zombie movie, you kind of expect it to be over-the-top both in the gore and the acting departments. Yet, here in his fifth outing with the living dead, he dials it down. Way down. Although that may sound like a disappointment, it’s nice to see him [...]
Sylvester Stallone’s fourth outing as the man who only fights when he’s pushed to the edge is an ugly, dirty, vicious, nihilistic romp who’s message seems to be: “Even God says it’s ok to kill sometimes.” In other words, it’s a brilliant piece of art.
Although it’s been about 20 years since John Rambo has starred [...]
So, I finally got my butt around to seeing this film. Hey, a movie is close to three hours long, I need to make very specific plans about when I can attend. (Actually, I think it clocks in at around 2:45, but still.) There’s also been a tremendous amount of buzz surrounding the film, and [...]
Let me get this out of the way first: The movie is cooler than all hell and I had a great time watching it. I think that’s exactly what the filmmakers — director Matt Reeves, screenwriter Drew Goddard and producer J.J. Abrams — intended, so they did a great job. But now I can really [...]