While none of us can make sense of their hilariously arbitrary titles (“Fast Five”, “Fast & Furious 6”, “Furious 7”, “The Fate of the Furious”, “F9”, etc.), one thing is for sure – the Fast and Furious movies have fully embraced what has made the franchise such a hit. Since taking a dramatic turn in … Continue reading
First Glance: “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Apple Studios and Paramount Pictures have finally given us our first peak at the highly anticipated Martin Scorsese period crime drama “Killers of the Flower Moon”. A new teaser dropped today for the filmmaker’s much talked about follow-up to his acclaimed 2019 hit “The Irishman”. The film is based on David Grann’s best-selling 2017 non-fiction … Continue reading
New on Home Video: “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” on home video. This feature-rich combo pack features the film in crisp, beautiful 4K with HDR, on Blu-ray, and on digital. Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film is the follow-up to the 2019 surprise superhero hit “Shazam!”. It’s a … Continue reading
New Trailer for “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” Promises More Death-Defying Action
Today Paramount Pictures dropped a new trailer for the highly anticipated blockbuster “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”. The edge-of-your-seat franchise is apparently coming to an end with an action-packed two-movie finale set to hit theaters. The two films were shot back-to-back with part one releasing this July and part two tentatively aiming for … Continue reading
Netflix Drops the Full Trailer for “Extraction 2”
I really liked the first “Extraction” – a movie that saw Chris Hemsworth slip away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to make a full-on old school action flick. Now we’re getting a sequel simply titled “Extraction 2”. A returning Sam Hargrave directs with Joe and Anthony Russo producing. Netflix gave us a good tease a … Continue reading
RETRO REVIEW: “Straw Dogs” (1971)
Sam Peckinpah’s “Straw Dogs” was a provocative and (as a result) controversial movie of its time. Yet after watching it just a few days ago (some 52 years after its original release), I was surprised by how startlingly contemporary (and urgent) its themes happen to be. Take something like “toxic masculinity”, an issue which is … Continue reading