Some people have a hard time watching a movie full of characters they don’t like. It’s often because of their need to have someone to root for. For others it’s a case of needing a ‘good guy’ to connect with. That has rarely been a problem for me. A character’s likability has never been a … Continue reading
“Drummer Boy” is the second 2026 movie from Angel Studios set during the American Revolutionary War, the first being “Young Washington”. But while the two share obvious similarities, “Drummer Boy” has some notable distinctions that set it apart. Look no further than the film’s unique fusion of genres. It’s a historical drama but also a … Continue reading
A huge tip of the hat to the creative minds at Netflix who yesterday released one of the coolest movie teasers I’ve seen in years. It’s for the highly anticipated period comedy-thriller “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth”. It’s the standalone sequel and spin-off to Quentin Tarantino’s superb 2019 feature “Once Upon a Time in … Continue reading
Lulu Wilson returns as the unlikeliest of antiheroes in “The Last Temptation of Becky”, the third entry in the Becky film series. She reprises her role as Becky Hooper, a young woman with serious anger management issues and a knack for brutality. The character first appeared in the bloody 2020 action thriller “Becky”. Then again … Continue reading
Tis the season for a new Liam Neeson movie. And the latest is “The Mongoose”, an action-packed road thriller that mostly caters to the seasoned actor’s limitations. Now that’s not a knock on Neeson who over the last twenty years has done an amazing job reinventing himself as his own kind of unconventional action star. … Continue reading
In recent years there has been a wave of anti-Christmas Christmas movies. I’m talking about films that have used Christmas in every imaginable way other than in the traditional Christmas movie sense. I don’t mean cases where the story happens to take place on Christmas. These are instances where the Christmas holiday, Christmas characters, or … Continue reading
