Film

HOLLYWOOD—Another week at the box-office, another surprise in terms of the victor. This weekend, the adaptation of a popular kid’s book by horror director Eli Roth reigned supreme. “The House With a Clock in its Walls” ran away with the competition with an impressive $26.9 million. I did not expect this flick to come anywhere close to $20 million,...

HOLLYWOOD—I was really intrigued to see this new chapter in the “Predator” franchise. It looked like a film that would change the expectation that the audience has come to expect with the franchise, but oh, was I ever disappointed. Tact on the fact that I recently watched the 1987 classic on Cable TV, the punch to the gut was...

HOLLYWOOD—When you first hear about the movie “Peppermint” you get the impression that it’s a film about love, light-heartedness and all things warm and fuzzy. Well, you might be thinking about the wrong peppermint people because that is NOT this movie. This is an action-packed, thrilling, revenge seeking adventure with “Alias” alum Jennifer Garner in the starring role. Garner...

HOLLYWOOD—Considering the bevy of new flicks entering theaters this past weekend, I thought it might be a battle to the finish, but was I ever so disappointed, but that end result. “The Predator” rose to the top spot at the box-office, with a mediocre $24 million haul. That is a major disappointment in my eyes because I expected the...

HOLLYWOOD—Horror, I love a great horror movie and as of late I have not been that entertained to say the least. Look, I think you can absolutely make a great movie with a PG-13 rating, but you are limited to a degree with what you can do. When you implement the R-rating, you are not limited, but at the...

HOLLYWOOD—Spike Lee, I was first introduced to this cinematic auteur as an undergraduate studying film. One of the first films I ever watched of his was the film “Do the Right Thing.” It was a stirring piece of cinema that held a level of importance during the late 80s that I wasn’t quite aware of at the time. Since...

HOLLYWOOD—There are very few films that I find somewhat appalling or as I would call it gross-out and pushes the boundaries so far that I have to ask myself, “Am I really watching this?” I though the animated flick, “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” was the one flick that had so much hype, so much flat out disgusting...

HOLLYWOOD—I’m just going to put it out there: I was very disappointed with the crop of films released for summer 2018. I felt there were far too many misses than actual box-office hits and surprises. However, it looks like the saving grace for the rest of the 2018 movie season is this fall. I love this time of year...

HOLLYWOOD—Another weekend at the box-office, another week where I am totally wrong. How so? I didn’t expect the dramedy “Crazy Rich Asians” to have such a big weekend in theaters, but the flick did. “Crazy Rich Asians” managed to dethrone “The Meg” at the box-office to claim the top spot with $25 million. The film was actually released on...

HOLLYWOOD—I love a great B-movie; one of those flicks that is so silly, so overtop, but so enthralling no matter how maddening what is appearing on the screen you cannot take your eyes off the screen. I personally think this is a rarity in the cinematic universe, but lately I’m starting to see a resurgence of such flicks. Movies...