Oldboy (2013)
Oldboy (2013) – I have gone on record many times saying I am not against remakes. I do, like many people, bemoan the sheer quantity of them because Hollywood studios have become so risk-averse that they don’t want to take chances on anything that doesn’t have an established brand or other proven performance record… but … Continue reading
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Men in Black 3 (2012) – Sequels are not necessarily a case of diminishing returns. While there is definitely plenty of hollow retreads like The Hangover Part II, there also flicks like The Godfather Part II, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and [technically] The Silence of the Lambs. Loosely based on a comic by Lowell … Continue reading
Hollow Man (2000)
Hollow Man (2000) – So I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned before that about seven years ago I was in a production of The House of Blue Leaves at Sacramento City College. The star of that show was an actor named Michael Saumure, who had a small role in Joe Carnahan’s debut film Blood, Guts, Bullets, … Continue reading
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) — So this movie ends up falling into the “decent” category, which is a shame because the material obviously has the potential to be the defining film of this whole economic crisis. Instead Oliver Stone pisses a lot of that away. I was with this movie most of the … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 