I have experienced trouble in my film-addict lifetime attaching much emotion to Tim Burton movies. Yeah, Beetlejuice and Batman are classics and will always be signature Burton. Ed Wood was mad fun but didn’t hang with me for too many years. Big Fish was the biggest surprise because it did connect. Lately, though, his efforts … More Big Eyes Is Burton Getting Out Of His Own Way
When Sopranos and The Wire retired, there was some doubt at HBO on the idea of keeping up the powerhouse premium cable network’s dominance for the upcoming years with original series. Documentaries and original HBO films have kept them stocked up on Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Veep has collected a couple awards. HBO Sports … More Game of Thrones: HBO’s New Goldmine
I remember where I was when I watched The Fast and The Furious. The first film that launched the careers of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriguez into the Hollywood stratosphere of invincibility. I saw it with my dad at Esquire in St. Louis when the theater was a hot spot. The theater was … More Furious 7 Delivers The Action And Tugs At the Heart
Bloodied and beaten to a pulp, a sheriff tells his deputy, “Meet The New Boss” before exiting the casino. This was the moment I got hooked on Cinemax’s Banshee, a TV series that has grown in popularity during its third season, which climaxed Friday night in a hail of gunfire but ended on a quieter … More When I Got Hooked On Banshee
Call me crazy, but I am not sure Foxcatcher works as a film. It’s definitely not Oscar worthy or even worth watching in a theater. It is an ambitious attempt from director Bennett Miller(Capote, Moneyball) but the overall effect of this film is overly bleak, boring and involves a heavy miscast. When I left the … More Foxcatcher is a Misfire
5 Reasons To Watch Rescue Me on Netflix 1.) If you want a clear cut, blunt force trauma styled tribute to 9/11, you can stop looking and come here. It’s seven seasons and layered with some of the best writing on television but it never forgets where its original aim is pointed. The tragic day … More 5 Reasons to Watch RESCUE ME on Netflix
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