Thirty Years Later, BOLERO Surprises With Throwback Charm, Charming Insanity
March 25, 1985 at the Vine Street Elementary School in Hollywood saw the six-award sweep…
Complicit (2013)
Complicit is one of the most uncomfortable films I’ve seen. It sounds like a grandiose, melodramatic…
Michael Bay and Me: PAIN & GAIN
Part 2: Pain & Gain I remember the first time I saw Goodfellas. I was…
ALI (2001): The Mann in the Ring
Ali expires from Netflix Streaming on September 1st. Check it out while you can. Few…
The World Belongs to Savages: The Crime Films of Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone is one of the most famous and distinctive living directors in American film.…
Litter Balls: Introduction / LIBIDOMANIA (1979)
Masochism is underrated. I should be more precise. Masochism, as it is defined, is a paradoxical, loaded…
Michael Bay and Me: THE ROCK
Part 1: The Rock Like most journeys, this one began with an irrational need for…
Yvonne, or: CASABLANCA In One Character and Three Scenes
It is not a controversial opinion to say that Casablanca is a great movie, full of…
Orson Scott Card and Tom Cruise
I was, at least in theory, one of the people boycotting Ender’s Game. Okay, so…
Re-Viewing 1980s U.S. Films – Part 1: Where the Buffalo Roam
In his bestselling book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved…