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Are the days of a good heist film over?  I really hope not, because it’s one of my favorite sub genres of movies.  When Money Monster was announced, I was pretty excited with the cast and who’d be directing.  The result was less than what I was hoping for. The official trailer for Money Monster: Director Jodie […]

I just walked out of a screening of Warner Brothers’ upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road.  The first film in George Miller’s saga opened in 1979 and starred Mel Gibson, 2015’s version opens next week and stars Tom Hardy. I’m putting Fury Road ahead of any other film to be released this summer, with the possible exception of Star Wars: The Force […]

I am not going to tell you what happens in the movie.  I’m not going to tell you who dies, who lives, or who changes sides.  I *WILL* tell you how satisfying and damn good Captain America: Civil War is, though.  It’s worth the wait. The Russo Brothers return for their second Marvel-ous film in the Avengers  […]

There are a certain set of historically bent films I can’t live without.  Midnight In Paris is one, with the masterful portrayal of Ernest Hemingway by Corey Stoll reigniting the filmgoing public’s love affair with Papa.  We got the Hemingway and Gellhorn film with Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman, a great idea on paper but […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] Green Room is an incredibly well made Punk Rock thriller that is one of those films that the cast and trailer along give the impression it’ll be good, but by the time it’s over and the credits roll you’re leaning over to the person next to you saying, “dang that was good.” The cast […]

Seeing a new film with a fresh audience is usually either a really terrible experience, or a really awesome one.  I was lucky enough to attend a screening of Green Room at the SF Alamo, where texting and talking are STRICTLY forbidden. This helped the overall feel of writer/director Jeremy Saulnier’s film. Sometimes touring can be hard, […]

I have been calling this “Elsa vs Furiosa”, with pretty good reason. Lets remember what a HUGE disappointment the first entry in this series was, KStew attempting to be anything other than boring fell flatter than her range. Snow White And The Huntsman did have all the makings of an anthem for young ladies of the […]

This week on “Murtagh (Duncan Lacroix) Hates France”, I mean Outlander….Sorry, that’s what I’m calling the first two episodes of STARZ’s second season of Outlander.  I mean really, aside from the lush sets, costumes, and language, the cast really brings this sophomore season to life. S2E2 ‘Not In Scotland Anymore’ opens  Jamie, Claire, and Murtagh […]

I love classic Disney cartoons.  Do they tell the stories accurately?  Not even remotely.  Do they stay with you in song and visuals for most of your life?  YEP! When director/actor Jon Favreau announced his intention to do a new version of the Rudyard Kipling story The Jungle Book, I was surprised.  We’d had a live […]

Not many people will see this film, and it’s a crying shame.  Director Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club, Young Victoria) has created a beautiful ode to the weird and sometimes damaging way people deal with the loss of a loved one.  This film should be nominated (and win) so many awards, the directing and editing alone […]