Set in 1978, The Black Phone transports us to suburban Denver, Colorado as a series of child abductions take place. Known as The Grabber, the kidnapper (and presumably serial killer) has the police stumped as they are unable to find him or his victims. Of course, students at the localContinue Reading
After 2018’s lackluster entry, The Predator, my hope was that the long-suffering Predator franchise would finally be at an end. 1987’s original action/sci-fi hybrid, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers, has produced five completely forgettable sequels. Two of those were Alien vs. Predator offshoots and both were awful. So,Continue Reading
When two South African astronomers discover that a planet and a star are heading into our solar system, they send their findings to be corroborated by American scientist, Dr. Cole Hendron (Larry Keating.) Hired to carry the photographic slides from their telescope to New York is David Randall (Richard Derr,)Continue Reading
Director Michael Bay has become something of a punchline in Hollywood these days. His films are filled with explosions. Lots of explosions. And military hardware. And slow motion. You can check any film in his filmography — Armageddon, Bad Boys, and Pearl Harbor to name a few — and you’llContinue Reading
Dog Eat Dog, based on a novel by Edward Bunker, tells a pulpy story about three ex-cons: Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook,) a burly but intelligent enforcer type; Troy (Nicolas Cage,) a brainy, Humphrey Bogart wannabe; and Mad Dog (Willem Dafoe,) a loose cannon with little emotional control and a drugContinue Reading
The combination of Nicolas Cage, who is well-known for his unbridled acting style, and director Brian De Palma, who is well-known for his Hitchcockian stylings, sounds like a great mix. 1998’s Snake Eyes, written by prolific screenwriter David Koepp from a story by De Palma, provides opportunities for both menContinue Reading
Cassie (Rosemarie DeWitt) is a real estate agent during the housing crisis of 2009. Underwater on her own house, she’s struggling to stay afloat as the housing market crashes down around her. When a disgruntled customer named Sonny (Danny McBride) violently confronts her boss, Gary, about his shady business practices,Continue Reading