The business of reviewing Film, TV and home releases.
4K Blu-ray review: “BlacKkKlansman” (2018) Drama Running Time: 135 minutes Written by: Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee Directed by: Spike Lee Featuring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, and Topher Grace Flip Zimmerman: “What kind of stuff do you guys do?” Klansman: “Cross burnings, marches, this is fixing to be a big year for us.” Critical Commentary: […]
“Mile 22” (2018) Action/Thriller Running Time: 94 minutes Written by: Lea Carpenter Directed by: Peter Berg Featuring: Mark Wahlberg, John Malkovich, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, and Ronda Rousey James Silva: “Are you feeling calm, Alice?” Alice Kerr: “No, not even a little bit. Are you?” James Silva: “Me? I’m totally calm.” Alice Kerr: “That’s because you’re mentally unstable.” James Silva: “Thank you.” Released this week on Blu-ray […]
“The Meg” (2018) Action Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Dean Georgaris and Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber Directed by: Jon Turteltaub Featuring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis Jonas Taylor: “My God. It’s a megalodon.” Morris: “He’s kidding, right?” Critical Commentary: As the Summer movie season winds down one of the more stranger entries into the madness […]
“The Gifted – Season One” (2017- present) Sci-Fi/Action/Drama Episodes: 13 episodes Created by: Matt Nix Featuring: Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker, Sean Teale, Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hynes White, Coby Bell, Jamie Chung, Blair Redford, and Emma Dumont Kate Strucker:“I just can’t believe there wasn’t any warning.” Lauren Strucker: “Mom, accept it. Andy is a mutant. That’s how mutant abilities first appear – it’s moments of stress or danger. […]
“The Path: Season One” (2015) Television/Drama Ten Episodes Created by: Jessica Goldberg Featuring: Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Emma Greenwell, Rockmond Dunbar, Kyle Allen, Amy Forsyth, Sarah Jones, Hugh Dancy, Paul James The Path:“Those who ascend The Ladder of Enlightenment will live forever in The Garden.” This month sees the release of the first season of the television series “The Path” (2016-2018) which is based around the […]
“Welcome the Stranger” (2018) Drama/Thriller Running Time: 94 minutes Written & directed by: Justin Kelly Featuring: Abbey Lee, Caleb Landry Jones and Riley Keough Alice: “People lie by saying they are happy when they’re not. Not the other way around.” This month sees the release of a movie that barely made a ripple when released in international cinemas, which is completely understandable when […]
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout ” (2018) Thriller Running Time: 147 minutes Written by: Christopher McQuarrie Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Featuring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin, Henry Cavill and Angela Bassett August Walker: “How many times has Hunt’s government betrayed him, disavowed him, cast him aside? How long before a man like that has had enough?” Critical Commentary: Say what you want […]
“The Equalizer 2” (2018) Drama/Thriller Running Time: 129 minutes Written by: Richard Wenk Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Featuring: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, and Bill Pullman Robert McCall: “They killed my friend. So I’m going to kill each and every one of them. And the only disappointment is that I only get to do it once.” After four years star Denzel Washington […]
“Ant-Man and the Wasp” (2018) Action Running Time: 105 minutes Written by: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari Directed by: Peyton Reed Featuring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas Scott Lang: “I do some dumb things, and the people I love the […]
“The Gateway” (2018) Sci-Fi/Thriller Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: John V. Soto & Michael White Directed by: John V. Soto Featuring: Jacqueline McKenzie, Myles Pollard, Hayley McElhinney Jane Chandler: “Remember how your Dad died?” This week sees the release of a throwback of sorts a direct to DVD sci-fi movie, “The Gateway” (2018) which by today’s standards is a bit of a dud […]
“Land of the Giants” (1968-1970) Sci-Fi/Action/Drama Episodes: 51 episodes Created by: Irwin Allen Featuring: Gary Conway,Don Matheson, Kurt Kasznar,Don Marshall, Stefan Arngrim, Deanna Lund, Heather Young Capt. Steve Burton: “Let’s go!” Dan Erickson: “Where?” Capt. Steve Burton: “To the park on the edge of the city. Fitzhugh and the others have hit Fort Knox. They’ve spotted some giants with cameras.” Mark Wilson: “Lenses!” Capt. Steve Burton: “Yep, […]
“My Friend Dahmer” (2017) Drama/Thriller Running Time: 107 minutes Written & directed by: Marc Meyers Featuring: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Dallas Roberts, and Anne Heche Jeffrey Dahmer: I’m just like anybody else. This week sees the release on DVD of a movie centered on part of the adolescent life of now dead serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the interestingly titled “My Friend Dahmer” (2017) […]
“Outrageous Fortune” (2005 – 2010) Television 107 Episodes Created by: James Griffin & Rachel Lang Featuring: Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten, Kirk Torrance and Grant Bowler Munter: “Yeah, it was float like a butterfly, sting like a wasp.” Eric: “Bee.” Munter: “What?” Eric: “Nah, the saying goes ‘float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.’” Munter: “How do you know how it goes? I […]
“American Horror Story – Season Seven” (2018) Television/Horror Eleven Episodes Created by: Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk Featuring: Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Cheyenne Jackson, John Carroll Lynch, Chaz Bono, Adina Porter, James Morosini, Emma Roberts, Mare Winningham, Frances Conroy, Jamie Brewer, Billie Lourd and Alison Pill Ally: “You were wrong. There was something more dangerous in this world than a humiliated man. A nasty woman.” Released this week on DVD & Blu-ray […]
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” (2018) Musical Running Time: 114 minutes Written & directed by: Ol Parker Featuring: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Andy García, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Cher, and Meryl Streep Tanya: “Be still my beating vagina.” Critical Commentary: This week sees the release of “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” (2018) the sequel to […]
“The First Purge” (2018) Action Running Time: 97 minutes Written by: James DeMonaco Directed by: Gerard McMurray Featuring: Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Mugga, Luna Lauren Velez, Kristen Solis, and Marisa Tomei The Architect – Dr. Updale: “Please don’t tell me your sending mercenaries into the island disguised as purgers?” This week sees the arrival of the fourth movie in the ‘Purge’ franchise, […]
