The fact that filmmaker Roland Emmerich (“White House Down,” “10,000 BC”) having to get funds outside the U.S. to finance his $100+ million epic of American history should have been a clue that more work was needed with this project. Emmerich has assembled a B-list cast of characters and attempts to give each at least […]
The strides Disney made with the original “Maleficent” (2014) are lost and forgotten in the sequel that reunites Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie with those squared cheekbones and devilish horns. The opening sequence is a conglomeration of over-saturated and mediocre CGI, reacquainting audiences with the fairytale land of The Moors and creatures therein. The narration informs us that
This one might wow you with its special effects, but James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez are two filmmakers who always focus on the senses more than the intellectual or the emotional. “Alita” joins the list of other futuristic flicks released in recent months: “Mortal Engines,” “Ready Player One,” “Valerian,” and others seeking to be the
Oscar winner Barry Jenkins highly anticipated new film opens exactly the way you would hope. A perfectly timed musical score from his “Moonlight” collaborating composer Nicholas Britell folds into the frame. The two lead actors (KiKi Layne and Stephan James) wearing outfits that compliment each other, slowly walk down the street daydreaming about their future
From the moment the opening credits hit the screen you know this superhero movie is going to be unlike all the rest. And thank-goodness, because I am way beyond my tolerance for that mess. This isn’t however the first appearance of Deadpool in the Marvel universe, he appeared in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, also played by
Action star Jason Statham’s entire career evolved out of The Transporter series which began in 2002. These films never set out to be a sleek like James Bond or even offer intelligence like The Bourne series; Transporter embraces the fact its third rate.