One of the better joys of being a movie buff is when you come across that oh so rare miracle that is a "so-bad-it's-good" picture. Whether it's The Room, Sleepwalkers, or any number of others, there is an unbridled giddiness in seeing a flick that is god awful on every possible metric, but because it's … Continue reading It Stings! – The Beekeeper
Greetings and salutations from the other side of 2023's dumpster fire! We endured a lot last year, and sadly, we're probably about to suffer through a whole lot more. Between ongoing wars, the possible end of American democracy, rampant racism and antisemitism, and Kim Kardashian trying to become a lawyer, the prospects for 2024 do … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – January 2024
Two thirds of the year is officially in the books, and with the changing of the seasons for the planet comes the changing of the seasons for the multiplex. The Summer Blockbuster period is over, and starting now, we're into Awards Season. Normally this would be kicked off with the Emmy Awards, but the various … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – September 2023
Normally I'd begin this column with a statement about how August is essentially the second month of the year unofficially designated as a studio dumping ground. We're at the end of Blockbuster Season, which means most of the tentpole movies have had their moment in the spotlight - for better or worse - and that … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – August 2023
Most of the time, when a film is pulled from a studio's release schedule, it's because the movie either isn't finished and won't be on time, or it's incredibly bad, necessitating a new date in order to let it quietly die alongside much stronger competition at the box office. Sometimes it's both. Over the last … Continue reading Hacking It – Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham have been quite the dynamic duo over the last two decades, particularly Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, which were Statham's first roles overall. The two have an understanding bordering on rapport when they work together, filling in each other's creative gaps with ease. Statham isn't the best … Continue reading Shoot Up and Drive – Wrath of Man
Welcome once again to our monthly exercise in spewing bile on the absolute worst that movie studios have to offer. It is a noble task upon which we embark, as we declare in one unified voice (mine) that we will not flush our money down these proverbial toilets, and that we demand quality cinema as … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – August 2019
I Actually Paid To See This 