The Star Wars franchise has had its ups-and-downs over the past 41 years. For every New Hope, there is a Star Wars Holiday Special. For every Empire Strikes Back, there is a Battle for Endor. Last year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi caused a rift in the Star Wars universe. NotContinue Reading
Nicolas Cage has a reputation for being an incredibly prolific actor. His filmography includes critically-acclaimed roles in Birdy, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Leaving Las Vegas. Lately, though, his film choices have been made more out of necessity than quality due to large tax debt. Still, he remains a talentedContinue Reading
In the Pacific Ocean, a yacht wrecks on the reef just off a small island. The only survivor, Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea), swims ashore and discovers a castle-like fortress. Inside, he meets the bizarre Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks), who introduces him to his two guests, Martin (Robert Armstrong) and EveContinue Reading
Although he’s primarily known for roles in the 1960s and 1970s, Charles Bronson had a fairly prolific career in B-movie action fare in the 1980s and early 1990s. Aside from four(!) sequels to the 1974 vigilante flick, Death Wish, he appeared in movies like Assassination, which is typical of theContinue Reading
As The Meg opens, we’re introduced to Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham), a deep-sea rescue expert, on a mission to save some people from a submarine. Something large and incredibly strong causes the death of two of his crew. Although Jonas rescues 11 people, his story gets him labeled as aContinue Reading
In 2019, it appears that since humanity neglected to do anything about climate change, the Earth’s weather has finally gone out of control. Geostorm asks you to believe that 17 nations united and built a network of satellites to control the weather. These satellites are literally connected together in aContinue Reading
The other night, I went to see Steven Spielberg’s new movie, Ready Player One, which is based on the book by Ernest Cline. I read the book a few years ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. The way it fused a ton of 1980s pop-culture references into a basicContinue Reading