Since he’s vacated the Governor’s office, Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to the big screen counting on the same formula that worked for him before he took office to work again now that he’s out. And so far, he’s been pretty hit or miss. And while SABOTAGE doesn’t fall squarely on either side of that “or,” […]

There has been a revolution in filmmaking during the past few years. As technology and filmmaking tools have become more available to the public (which I generally think of as a good thing) there have been a lot more films made each year. The end result, I think, has been a net positive for the […]

Lars von Trier’s films are always a surprise, since you never really know what you’re going to get with the eccentric director. I appreciate what he tries to do and I respect that he likes to do different things and shun the Hollywood way, but it doesn’t always work. NYMPHOMANIAC was very promising and as […]

Of all the movies that made a splash at Comic-Con, I don’t think any of them helped their cause more than MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.  Sure, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and BATMAN VS SUPERMAN drew a lot of attention and got a lot of applause, but those movies were going to be huge whether they […]

It was a tough Scarlett Johansson versus a tough Dwayne Johnson at the weekend box office and this time, Johansson emerged as the victor with her film, LUCY (click the link to read our review), taking the top spot.  I don’t know if that means audiences had rather see a tough woman on the big […]

300 was a huge hit when it came out in 2007. It extensively used green screen to recreate The Battle of Thermopylae fought in 480 BC. Much of the action focused on the 300 Spartans tasked to fight off an army that numbered over 100,000 Persians. There was much bloodshed and glistening abs to please […]

“Not so very long ago, the great many Americans were asked by their government to take over a vast number of islands in the Pacific Ocean. This is the story behind one incident in that war, one island, one American.” That American is Private Peter Moss (James Edwards, who made his debut the same year […]

“The average person uses 10% of their brain capacity.  Today she will hit 100%.” This is the tagline promoting the new Luc Besson film LUCY starring Scarlet Johannson.  I’m no scientist, but from what I understand, that phrase is complete nonsense that has become more of a folklore from urban legend rather than scientific theory.  […]

Aziz (Yahya Gaier, 2005’s HET SCHNITZELPARADIJS) hates his job working as a low-level nothing, where he answers phones and takes insults from his boss. He needs some excitement in his life, whether in the form of long walks on the beach with high-heeled office babe Tess (Nadia Palesa Poeschmann, 2012’s ALS JE VERLIEFD WORDT) or […]

Sometimes independent films are able to convey their message in a more clear way than big budget films. It doesn’t happen often but every once in a while you get to see something on film that doesn’t have all of the big budget nonsense you’ve come to expect from your regular trips to the local […]