Tag: Paramount Pictures
‘The Running Man’ Film Review: A Popcorn Movie With Bite
“All of the action works and Wright knows how to shoot it.”
‘Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning’ Film Review: A Death-Defying Swan Song
This is what blockbuster entertainment should be.
‘Novocaine’ Film Review: A Bloody Entertaining Action-Comedy
Novocaine features a bloody bouquet of expertly designed action scenes that will have popcorn-chomping audiences cheering with delight.
‘Smile 2’ Film Review: A Superior, Frighteningly Inventive, Sequel
A vivid nightmare come to life and one of the best horror films of 2024.
‘Young Woman and the Sea’ Film Review: The Choppy Waters of Clichés
To play Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel, Daisy Ridley trained under the tutelage of Olympic swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor. Ridley’s dedication to getting her character’s swimming technique down correctly is evident every moment she is
Film Review: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’- A Modern American Masterpiece
With its emotionally epic story, sprawling cast, and an undying ambitious vision from one of American Cinema’s true masters, “Killers of the Flower Moon” (an adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 true-crime bestseller) gives Martin Scorsese a late-career masterwork. This is
Film Review: ‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’- Indy Retires
As the tag line taught us, “If Adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones!” The beloved movie hero has returned for one last ride. For Indy’s final quest, director James Mangold (and co-writers David Koepp and John-Henry and
Film Review: ‘Scream VI’- Ghostface In The Big Apple
Last year’s “Scream” (the fifth film in the popular series) brought a jolt of excitement to the near-flatlined slasher genre and made the series fun again. “Scream VI” kicks the brutality into high gear and places its characters into a
Top Ten of 2022: A Unity in Cinema
Top Ten films of 2022 . . . that’s a tough chore. Once again, I’m coming in right under the wire. As I write this, my list of Top Films of 2022, we’re seven hours, 30 minutes from ringing in
Film Review: ‘Smile’
Horror films permeate theaters year-round now. This is not a negative; the genre is famous for offering chills and thrills, tricks, or treats. Ideally, these thoughts pleasure those who seek out horror as an escape or identity. Over the years,