Movie Going

HOLLYWOOD—Let’s be frank, I had never heard of the superhero, “Blue Beetle,” but apparently the character is part of the DC universe. I went into this movie with no expectations, but I had a ton of fun in the process. This is the very time in the comic-verse that I can recall a flick focusing quite heavily on the...

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—There is something that has had me thinking the past year or so: what has happened to the movie going experience? Look, I know the Coronavirus pandemic had a massive impact on things, but it seems like going to the movie theater has not returned to full capacity. Now, I know what you’re going to say, oh, look at...

HOLLYWOOD—“The Meg” was one of the most entertaining and underrated flicks of 2018. It was one of those great B movies that was so silly, so ridiculous you found yourself more entrenched into the narrative than you expected. Think “Jaws” but on steroids and crack combined. The success of that flick has spawned an even sillier sequel, “The Meg...

HOLLYWOOD—It was sad to hear on Monday that Oscar-winning director William Friedkin died. This is the man behind some great films like the Best Picture Oscar-winner “The French Connection” starring Gene Hackman. Not many people know about “The French Connection” though, the director is known for what people coin the scariest movie to date that has haunted moviegoers for...

HOLLYWOOD—Can you believe the 10th, let me repeat 10th entry into the “Saw” Franchise will be arriving in theaters on September 29. Yes, that is right, after a bit of a reprieve John Kramer aka Jigsaw is pack to unleash more torture and inventive traps to punish the underserving and wicked in "Saw X." After “Saw VII” was expected...

HOLLYWOOD—I truly did not know how I would feel about the horror comedy “The Blackening” which is more of a satire on the world of African-Americans in the horror genre. There is plenty of realness that anyone who is Black will immediately identify with, but at the same time, there is a humor to the way the narrative is...

HOLLYWOOD—Look, “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” from 1984 is one of my favorite movies in the “Indiana Jones” franchise. Harrison Ford, that whip and that iconic fedora established a character that is one of a kind in cinema. The bulk of the movies in the franchise came out in the 80s and early 90s. Then in 2008...

HOLLYWOOD—I will be the first to admit that I love action films. There is just something about explosions, gunfire, hand-to-hand combat, exhilarating chases and anything that you think gets the adrenaline going that excites me. This might sound odd, but I have an affinity to war films loaded with action in particular. That might be a direct result of...

HOLLYWOOD—I totally might be in the minority here, but I thoroughly enjoyed the animated feature “Elemental.” I know it has been panned by critics, but I suspect some of the critics failed to realize this is an animated flick. It is NOT supposed to make sense because animation is something outside the realm of reality. The flick is made...