One thing you can always count on from the films of director Roland Emmerich is scale. Sure, there will also likely be explosions and a giant cast, but the man never skimps […]
Review: World War II Battle on a Cinematic Scale in Midway
Interview: Ed Skrein and Luke Kleintank on the Weight—and Honor—of Portraying War Heroes in Midway
Just in time for Veteran’s Day next week is Midway, the latest action-heavy historical work from director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, White House Down), which begins with America’s […]
Review: Zombieland Sequel Reunites Original Cast, Finds Laughs Along the Way
I’m not a big fan of the lazy question “Who asked for this sequel?” If the sequel in question is, you know, good, then I guess the answer to that question is […]
Review: The Highwaymen Is Perfectly OK for a Movie Night In
In an alternate version of the current cinematic landscape, one where a film’s best chance at finding an audience is strictly through a theatrical release, a film like The Highwaymen might just have done […]
Review: Two Journalists Pursue Truth Against the Odds in Rob Reiner’s Shock & Awe
It’s safe to say that after 20-plus years of subpar filmmaking, it would have been easy to write off director Rob Reiner as having his best works (This Is Spinal Tap, When […]
Film Review: The Edge of Seventeen, Effortlessly Smart
If I ever have the pleasure of meeting or speaking with writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig, I’m going to thank her from the bottom of my heart for reminding me of something about […]
