Film

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Well awards season is coming to end, as the 2022 Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars were handed out on Sunday, March 27 from the famed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Now, let me be clear the Oscars didn’t disappear during the pandemic, we just had a scaled down version of the ceremony in 2021. I hate to...

HOLLYWOOD—Talk about a movie that is indeed a surprise for viewers. I’m referring to the flick “Violent Night” that has a title that might be a turnoff for many Americans, but don’t allow it to be because this movie is an entertaining, exciting, hilarious fun ride that I enjoyed every second of. There have been some holiday theme flicks...

HOLLYWOOD—If you want a movie with a story and a performance that pierces thru your heart and hurts to the core, look no further than “The Whale.” Out of all the movies I have seen this awards season, and I have seen plenty, “The Whale” is perhaps the one that stuck with me the most. It forces all sorts...

HOLLYWOOD—What can I say about the iconic action figure and cartoon series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” It was my childhood. I grew up with the characters, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Raphael. I knew the sidekicks, Splinter and reporter April O’Neil, and I was well aware of the baddies including Shredder, Bebop, Rocksteady, Braxter and so many more. I had...

HOLLYWOOD—So many people have talked about the smart writing in the dramedy “American Fiction” and I must say it is indeed one of the best written flicks I have seen for the 2023 movie season. It helps you get inside the mind of a writer and sometimes the struggles we have when we are crafting a story. Whether it...

HOLLYWOOD—I predicted last week that the supernatural thriller, “A Quiet Place” would reclaim its throne at the box-office after taking a temporary seat from the Dwayne Johnson action-flick “Rampage.” “A Quiet Place” returned to the top spot earning $22 million during its third weekend in theaters. To date the flick has earned over $130 million at the domestic box-office. Dropping...

HOLLYWOOD—Just because you have a high-profile action star and an over-the-top premise does not guarantee you have a hit on your hands. For the life of me, I could not stop comparing Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s latest action-thriller, “Skyscraper” to the Bruce Willis action-flick “Die Hard.” Perhaps it’s the fact that this film takes place inside a building primarily,...

HOLLYWOOD—It takes a lot to move me as a moviegoer, but the drama “A Star is Born” was able to do that. This third remake, yes, this is the third time this classic has been remade, but this time with Bradley Cooper writing, directing, producing and starring in the film alongside pop sensation “Lady Gaga.” Let me be crystal...

HOLLYWOOD—Well, DC Comics is at it again. I hate to say this, but DC just has not been able to compete with Marvel when it comes to big screen versions of iconic superheroes. I mean “The Dark Knight” still remains the greatest comic book flick of all-time in my opinion and up till this point I don’t see it...

HOLLYWOOD—If you think you’ll walk out the theater and fully understand what you just witnessed after watching the psychological thriller “Us” by director Jordan Peele, think again. This is a film that requires multiple viewings to fully understand its message and even then you might not fully understand what is going on. You cannot enter the theater, expecting “Us” to...