“Daddy, can I write a script too, even though I’ve never done one before?” I’m guessing that’s the way the conversation went when Callie, the daughter of Steve Kloves (the writer of all the Harry Potter movies), got the green light to pen this odd twist on the Rudyard Kipling classic tale. Nepotism has its…
Based on a true story, this movie pairs up the unlikely friendship between an oafish Italian bouncer and a sophisticated African-American concert pianist as they take a cross-country trek together in the Deep South. BTW: a Green Book was the essential guide for blacks for safe lodging, food, and more in the turbulent and racist…
Gary Hart. Remember him? No? Well, way back in 1988, he was the Democrat’s favored POTUS nomination, until allegations of an extramarital affair with some gal named Donna Rice derailed him. Hmmm.. a politician having an affair with another woman? Gee, why does that sound familiar? Anyway, here’s that true story. * All the…
Don’t you just LOVE the Coen Brothers? I do. Their Big Lebowski, Fargo, Raising Arizona, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and No Country For Old Men are some of the most awesome movies ever made. Comedy or drama, these guys write and direct with a bizarre, chaotic style that is undeniably their own. This is…
In a movie that harkens back to 1985’s Rocky IV, this sequel pulls out characters from the Rocky franchise past, rather than going forward and creating a whole new story. Either that’s lazy writing or it’s breathing new life into this new franchise in order to gain popularity for a future generation. You decide. *…
Yeah, I know, ANOTHER Robin Hood movie? There’s been, what, 137 of them so far? Well, here’s an idea: what if you combined the story elements of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Batman, Zorro, and bits of V For Vendetta? You’d get this unusual and entertaining movie from a first-time director and two first-time screenwriters.…
In a gratuitous and shameless self-promotion of themselves and other websites, this flagrant and unapologetic Disney cash-grab movie markets every Disney princess, the Muppets, Star Wars, Marvel, Ebay, etc., while showcasing even MORE online sites! Egads! This movie should’ve been called Product Placement: the Movie! * * Remember Ralph from Wreck-it Ralph? He’s that burly…
