Film

HOLLYWOOD—It was indeed an interesting weekend at the box-office with quite a few surprises with “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Daddy’s Home 2” and “Murder on the Orient Express” all vying for moviegoers money. In the end it was a guy with a new hairdo, a hammer and a comic book fav who would reign supreme for the second consecutive weekend. Yup, “Thor:...

HOLLYWOOD—I seriously wanted to be a big fan of the “Thor” films, but let’s be honest, “Thor” and “Thor: The Dark World” were not great movies. They attempted to capture a bit of Marvel fun without really knowing what direction to take the character and the franchise. Well, it looks like third time is a charm because “Thor: Ragnarok”...

HOLLYWOOD—Well after a lackluster month at the box-office, November kicked off in a big way with the return of Thor aka Chris Hemsworth with “Thor: Ragnorak.” The second sequel in the franchise received glowing reviews from critics which led to the film debuting to a massive $121 million during its opening weekend. I would say it’s safe to argue...

HOLLYWOOD—I desperately wanted to like this movie, I mean after seeing the trailer to “The Snowman.” My first gut reaction was this is going to be a visceral psychological thriller. Well, I was so, so wrong America. The movie is adapted from the popular novel by Jo Nesbo. The movie stars Michael Fassbender as Detective Harry Hole, who is grappling...

HOLLYWOOD—I have a love and hate relationship with the “Saw” franchise. When the first flick arrived in 2004, it was unlike anything really seen in the horror genre. “Saw” gave birth to what many now call torture porn. Yes, it’s not exactly what you think, but it’s an element of excessive violence and uncomfortable violence for the audience to...

HOLLYWOOD—Kevin Spacey publicly came out as gay man on Twitter on Sunday, October 29, amid allegations that he made sexual advances on a minor nearly 30 years ago. Actor Anthony Rapp, who is known for his Broadway performance in the play “Rent” and is currently starring in the new CBS All Access series “Star Trek: Discovery,” announced that Kevin Spacey...

HOLLYWOOD—Halloween is indeed upon us and it looks like audiences were looking for a great scare this week. The eighth installment, yes, you heard me correctly, eighth installment in the “Saw” franchise, “Jigsaw” scared the box-office with a haul of $16.3 million. Not the most impressive for a horror franchise that was once synonymous with all this Halloween. It...

HOLLYWOOD—Be warned, be warned, “Blade Runner 2049” is an interesting flick, but it is a long movie to be honest. This film clocks in just less than 3 hours, and for most patrons that is a time frame that is excessive in the cinematic universe. The big question many have is rather you have to watch the original “Blade...

HOLLYWOOD—I really thought hard about this week’s column, as we wrap our month long discussion on all things spooky in the genre of horror. This week the discussion landed on the quintessential ‘whodunit’ subgenre that really destroyed horror in my opinion during the 1980s as it did its best to intertwine itself with the slasher subfield. Things became more...

HOLLYWOOD—I am just like any other spectator, I love a great disaster flick, but in recent years we’ve seen quite a few. Rather it be, “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Deep Impact,” “The Perfect Storm” “Twister” or “San Andreas” to name a few. Well, the latest entry into the genre with “Geostorm.” This disaster flick stars action-star Gerard Butler as...