If You Liked the First One…
Confession: I loved the first Iron Man film. In my mind, Jon Favreau crafted a pitch-perfect superhero film that didn’t take itself too…
Great Drama in Action Clothing
Like many of you, my Netflix Queue is a mile long. Some films have been at the top of that list or hovering…
Act Now! For Only $9.99
What is the meaning of life? What if I told you you could find out for only $9.99? Too good to be true? …
Slapped Senseless
Exploitation films of the ’60s and ’70s are a fascinating study. Are they exploitative, as the genre asserts? Are they liberating? Both? A…
Oh That Lady!
From cultural, theological, and moral perspectives, the Studio Era of Hollywood is a fascinating study. On one hand, conservative viewers might praise the…
Epic Fail
If anything, the mechanical owl in the original Clash of the Titans signaled a level of fun and playfulness. These filmmakers weren’t taking…
Broken but Healing
As would be expected, Pedro Almodovar‘s latest film, Broken Embraces, is an alluring mix of beautiful filmmaking and captivating storytelling. The ways in…
Save the Next One
In preparation for our trip to Belgium next month, my wife wanted to watch In Bruges, and since I absolutely love the film,…
Soul Storage
Last week, I wrote a short review of Seconds and the “what-if-ness” of cinema. This weekend, I watched a recent dark comedy, Cold…