With movies such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Good Will Hunting (1997), Finding Forrester (2000), and Milk (2008) under his belt, there’s no denying the talent that director Gus Van Sant has shown over the decades. He also has an uncanny ability to get the most out of his actors. Many …
Category: Theatrical
Time for a Reel BLINDSPOTTING review
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have been on a decade-long mission to get their passion project out there for the world to see. And finally after years hard work, hoping and fortuitous timing, everything has lined up so their work could be presented in a way that will make them proud. Blindspotting kicked off this …
Time for a Reel UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB review
The low-budget supernatural tech horror flick, Unfriended (2014), somehow managed to scare up some decent profits while delivering a flat feature film that was basic and bland in just about every way possible. Still though, this is an industry where money is king and originality is as rare as a steak cooked with one wooden …
Time for a Reel MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN review
Ten years ago, the smash hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia! (2008), featuring ABBA’s greatest hits, made its way to theaters and it made a killing. The musical grossed over two billion dollars and the movie brought in somewhere north of 140 million dollars. I’m sure Universal Pictures sang “Money, Money, Money” all the way to …
Time for a Reel THE EQUALIZER 2 review
Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington first worked together on Training Day (2001) almost two decades ago. Their collaboration gained Washington an Oscar for Best Actor. His portrayal of a morally ambiguous detective was simply amazing. What else is amazing is that it took the pair roughly thirteen years to get around to working together again. …
Time for a Reel SKYSCRAPER review
As far as Alpha Males go, Dwayne Johnson would be right up there at the front of line if you did a lineup of all of Hollywood’s leading men over the last decade. Anyone that can still be seen as intimidating dressed as a Tooth Fairy is full regalia has my vote. Regardless of the …
Time for a Reel THE FIRST PURGE review
Five years ago, The Purge (2013) was released into the wild. The idea of living in a world where all crime was legal for 12 hours a year was quite compelling and proved its worth by making Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures a lot of money. Even though the ratings weren’t that hot, a squeal …
Time for a Reel ANT-MAN AND THE WASP review
If you’ve been keeping up with the ongoings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s A LOT most of you may still be processing. One of those questions, and rightfully so, might be, “where the heck is Ant-Man?” Now that you’ve had a little time to breathe and collect your thoughts, at one lingering question will …
Time for a Reel SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO review
The battles on both sides the U.S.-Mexico border have been brutal and unforgiving. The amount of casualties, mostly due to drug trafficking, have captured the imagination of filmmakers and showrunners everywhere. Acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve captured the essence of what goes on in this brutal landscape with 2015’s Sicario with both fans and critics coming …
Time for a Reel UNCLE DREW review
Lionsgate went hard with all of their video promoting of Uncle Drew over the past few months. There’s no doubt that the onslaught of comical clips raised a few eyebrows. I even fell into the trap of being intrigued and curious as to how a movie based on a seemingly silly premise would stand up …