While watching Last Action Hero, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Demolition Man. Both featured big action stars (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, respectively.) Both films came out in 1993 when big-budget action hero films were starting to slip at the box office. Both take a satirical look atContinue Reading
In preparation for the upcoming release of Creed III, I figured I’d catch up by watching Creed II. Having really enjoyed the first movie, I was looking forward to the sequel. Creed II finds Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) winning the heavyweight championship and then facing a foe from hisContinue Reading
In 2006, Sylvester Stallone wrote and directed what was ostensibly the last entry in the Rocky franchise, Rocky Balboa. If left as it was, it would have been a fitting end to the series. However, director and co-writer Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) has relaunched the series through the offspring ofContinue Reading
I’ve regularly made fun of Nicolas Cage for never meeting a script he didn’t like. Or, more likely, a paycheck. Mr. Cage has been in 20 films in the last five years, including this month’s The Old Way. Even though he’s won an Academy Award, he’s sometimes viewed as aContinue Reading
I first remember hearing about Vampire’s Kiss from a friend of mine in the late 80s. She had a dubbed VHS copy of it on a shelf in her parents’ house. She said it was some romantic comedy and her dad thought it was awful. From that day forward untilContinue Reading
At the rate Nicolas Cage churns out movies, it’s surprising to think that he’s never been in a Western before. But here we are in 2023 and I’ve just watched his first appearance in the genre: The Old Way. It’s an interesting turn for Cage. The plot isn’t anything weContinue Reading
Inspired by a story his grandfather told him, Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) searches for a treasure hidden by the Knights Templar. Following a string of clues centered around the Declaration of Independence, Gates, along with his assistant, Riley (Justin Bartha) and National Archives curator Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger), attemptContinue Reading