Joel and Ethan Coen, also commonly referred to as the Coen Brothers, are best known for the dark and twisted humor that they infuse into their movies without a care in the world. Offbeat is definitely a fitting adjective as their style is an acquired taste for many. Films such as Fargo (1996), The Big …
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Time for a Reel Dr. Seuss’ THE GRINCH review
It’s been a while since we’ve had a movie based one of Dr. Seuss’ most famous characters. His Grinch character is probably the second most recognizable character he created. First debuted in 1957 within the pages of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, people everywhere were swept away with the mischievous mayhem that this green guy …
Time for a Reel OVERLORD review
Whenever J.J. Abrams’ name is attached to a product, you just really never know what you’re going to be in for. One thing is for certain though, his works usually end up be a fun time for all in the theater. Ever since his early days on television as the mind behind ABC’s Lost hit …
Time for a Reel THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB review
I’m only going to reference the full title to this movie one time for accuracy purposes and the pacification of some studio exec somewhere that thought an eleven word movie title would be somehow beneficial in a social media world of limited characters. The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story explores …
Time for a Reel SUSPIRIA review
This modern version of Suspiria is nothing like the original 1977 version directed and written by Dario Argento. The original takes a more direct approach into the horror genre whereas as 2018 will be giving hopeful fans a more artistic version. One of the main stars of the film, Tilda Swinton, refers to it as …
Time for a Reel BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY review
More often than not, stories of musicians pale in comparison to their real-life counterparts. The same cannot be said with Bohemian Rhapsody, and its lead singer, Freddie Mercury in particular. Everything he did in his lifetime was grand and this new biopic directed by Bryan Singer aims to not sell that idea short. There have …
Time for a Reel JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN review
In 2003, the silent but deadly funny Rowan Atkinson was given a voice in a spy comedy called Johnny English. The renowned British-born actor who had been best known for his silent but hilarious character Mr. Bean, gained a moderately successful following and became an increasingly marketable asset along the way. It took a few …
Time for a Reel HUNTER KILLER review
What kind of a name is Hunter Killer for a movie that doesn’t involve serial killers in some fashion? I’m sure that most of you are wondering the same thing. Well, as it turns out, “hunter-killer” in the naval world of things is a designation that is assigned to an attack vessel. In this case …
Time for a Reel THE OATH review
We’ve all had challenging times with friends and family during holidays, although it’s usually family that gets under our skin the most. I mean after all, you can choose your friends but family, not so much. Well it’s very doubtful that any of us have an experience that’s been as crazy as what one extended …
Time for a Reel HALLOWEEN review
I don’t know about you but the name Michael Myers has become synonymous with the season of Halloween. It all started back in 1978 when a virtually unknown young director from New York brought to the big screen a terrifying story of a derailed individual hellbent on killing. From there, director/writer John Carpenter, as one …