Imagine, if you will, watching an animal documentary with no dialogue, no narration, and no censorship. Everything captured on camera — no matter how vulgar or distasteful to typical network standards and practices — is allowed to be seen by the viewer. That’s the experience of viewing Sasquatch Sunset. TheContinue Reading
Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion) directed and stars in this unconventional action flick set in Mumbai, India. Highlighting the culture clash between the mega-rich and those in poverty, Monkey Man takes the post-John Wick action movie template and rearranges it to include surprisingly political and social commentary. Patel portrays Kid, anContinue Reading
When Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse rumbled into movie theaters in 2014 with Godzilla, it did so with an advertising campaign that emphasized the movie’s gravitas. Director Gareth Edwards conservatively doled out peeks at the titular creature for two-thirds of the movie. The series’ second movie, Kong: Skull Island, showed a markedContinue Reading
In 2021, the Ghostbusters franchise saw a revival with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which deftly balanced homage and reboot, welcoming new fans to the Ghostbusters universe while honoring the original films. In my review of Afterlife, I mentioned that it wouldn’t surprise me if it either reignited the franchise or stumbled atContinue Reading
During the summer of 1983, it was hard to escape the hype of Krull, an epic fantasy adventure movie that was being heralded by marketing campaigns as the next Star Wars. Ads appeared on the back of comic books and Starlog magazine. Basically, anywhere a young nerd like myself wouldContinue Reading
Celebrating his 70th anniversary in 2024, Japan’s biggest movie star, Godzilla, comes roaring back in what may be his most brutal screen outing yet. Godzilla Minus One again reinvents the atomic-powered lizard. This time around, he rises from the ocean to torment a post-World War II Japan already reeling fromContinue Reading
I’m a sucker for survival stories. Especially stories of people lost at sea who are forced to adapt, improvise, and apply their navigational and nautical skills to survive. 2018’s Adrift is a movie that tells such a story. An added bonus is that it’s true. (Well, it’s based on aContinue Reading