I had absolutely no idea what to expect when I sat down to watch Blue Ruin. A friend, who’s taste in movies I trust implicitly, recommended it to me and that was all I needed. In writing this review, I worry about robbing my readers of the experience of watching thisContinue Reading
Reporter Angela Vidal (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman, Pablo (Pablo Rosso), work for a documentary program called While You’re Sleeping. On assignment with a group of firefighters, they are recording at a fire station during the night shift when a call comes in about a woman trapped in her apartment. WhenContinue 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
On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman went to the observation deck of the tower at the University of Texas at Austin and began shooting random people on and around the campus. In the 96 minutes that he rained bullets down on the university, 18 people were killed and 31 wereContinue Reading
After watching Threads a few weeks ago, the thought of how ridiculous, frightening, and, frankly, insane one has to be to comprehend “winning” a nuclear war was fresh in my mind. What has to go through the heads of people who dream up scenarios measured in megadeaths and Mutual Assured Destruction? Stanley Kubrick’s Dr.Continue Reading
As a child of the 1970s, I was raised on a steady diet of television. Whether it be The Banana Splits in the morning, SuperFriends on Saturdays, or Speed Racer after school, I was always watching TV. I have vague recollections about enjoying those shows but I don’t remember a lotContinue Reading
On April 26, 1986, Reactor #4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded and sent radioactive steam and other material into the area around the Ukrainian city of Pripyat. It was one of the worst disasters involving a nuclear power plant to ever occur. The area surrounding the plant wasContinue Reading