“Creed III” – Wobbly, but still standing at the end. I was fully expecting Creed III to be another forgettable movie, especially when I learned Creed III is Michael B. Jordan’s directing debut. To this point in Jordan’s career, I do not understand the praise that he gets. His performances range from angry to why-is-he-still-angry. […]
Creed III
February 25, 2023 by
Film Title
Creed IIISynopsis
Wobbly, but still standing at the end
Director
Michael B. JordanCast
Michael B. Jordan
Tessa Thompson
Jonathan Majors
Phylicia Rashad
Wood Harris
Paths Of Glory (1957)
February 24, 2023 by
Film Title
Paths of GlorySynopsis
An army’s inhumanity to its own brave soldiers.
Director
Stanley KubrickCast
Kirk Douglas
Ralph Meeker
Adolphe Menjou
George MacReady
Wayne Morris
Richard Anderson
There are many great anti-war films that have been made. From the greatest and most horrific war movie ever, Come And See, to the preparing for a war already lost in Tigerland, these films are riveting. War is the most cruel, vicious and inhuman of man’s endeavors, but never have such endeavors been foisted upon […]
An Angry Rant About Something
February 24, 2023 by
“The modern audience” They did it again, they ruined something I loved, and the poor executives had no choice but to do it, such is their power, such is their reach. [scratchy audio] Mr. Cobb: Is that them…them, coming out of Applebee’s, it looks like them[inaudible] What do you mean “how are they supposed to […]
Space Jam (1996)
February 21, 2023 by
Film Title
Space JamSynopsis
Fluffy bunny’s and big bald men slam-duke it out with their respective adversaries
Director
Joe PytkaCast
Bugs Bunny
Michael Jordan
Bill Murray
Wayne Knight
Theresa Randle
“Go then, there are other worlds than these…” -Stephen King, The Dark Tower “Two worlds colliding, and they could never tear us apart…” -INXS There once was a world in which a young man decided to go and see the 1996 movie Space Jam, in a movie theater, while under the influence of LSD. This […]
Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 42
February 20, 2023 by
Movie: Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting is a movie written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and was directed by Gus Van Sant. It also starred the late and legendary Robin Williams who won an Oscar for his memorable performance. There were several memorable scenes in this memorable movie, including the very poignant one where […]
Bullet Train (2022)
February 19, 2023 by
Film Title
Bullet TrainSynopsis
Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.
Director
David LeitchCast
Brad Pitt
Joey King
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Brian Tyree Henry
Snakes on a train. Didn’t they do this, already? Oh, no, wait, that was on a plain. Snakes ON A PLAIN. This one is on a train. Yes, okay. Well, Brad Pitt is in it. That’s good, isn’t it? If you like him. You know, as an actor. I must admit that I don’t know […]
Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 41
February 15, 2023 by
Movie: Cleopatra Hollywood is filled to the brim with hot couples. The silver screen can literally ooze with lust and sexuality. Many of these scenes involve the goddess, Elizabeth Taylor. The 1963 budget of Cleopatra was a staggering 44 million dollars, which is about 427 million in today’s dollars. Liz and Burton fell for each […]
Road Trains: A Meaningless Rant About Truckles
February 11, 2023 by
The Instant Death & Disaster Show! Just imagine, if you will, the great Australian outback: mile after endless mile of absolutely nothing but dry red sands, and the occasional kangaroo. It’s hot. And empty. And vast. Through it cuts one, immeasurable ribbon of tarmac, leading from point A to nowhere, forever and ever. On it, […]
Violent Thoughts About A Film-maker
February 10, 2023 by
Violent thoughts about a filmmaker are rare, and should be, unless that filmmaker is Rian Johnson. Why? What thoughts should you have if the dilettante manor-borne son of the elite without a tenth of the talent required to actually claim a chair amongst that elite were to take power and, say, set torch to everything […]
Favorite Movies Of 2022: Ezra’s take
February 11, 2023 by
Nearly three years after every movie theater in the country closed indefinitely, this particular film cricket feels like things are surprisingly almost back to normal. Though I didn’t come close to my viewing numbers for 2019 (113), I easily beat my records for 2020 (74) and 2021 (83) with this year’s 98 movies, several of […]
