“IF YOU FEEL IT, CHASE IT!” Back in 1996, moviegoers everywhere were treated to the release of Twister, a disaster film, that garnished plenty of followers throughout the years and received a cult classic praise for its visual presentation. Directed by Jan de Bont, the movie, which starred Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and …
“THIS IS HER ODYSSEY” Back in 2015, the cinematic world was treated to the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, the long awaited fourth entry in the Mad Max film franchise; bringing forth a new visual style of both intense action scenes and a new dramatic filmmaking for moviegoers everywhere. Directed by George Miller, the …
TANGLED IN ITS OWN STICKY (AND DERIVATELY BORING) WEB Sony’s Spider-Man Universe has indeed been a rocky road throughout its endeavors, electing to expand upon various Marvel Comics characters and properties that are commonly associated with web slinging hero….Spider-Man. While the initial plan was to begin this particular cinematic universe endeavor following the release of …
MORE OF A “WANNABEE” THAN A “QUEEN BEE” Released back in 2004, Mean Girls took an interesting and cinematic examination into the “secret world” of modern-day teenager cliques and devious ways of those of their hierarchy hold wickedness towards their peers. Directed by Mark Waters, the film, which starred Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, …
“WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY!” In 2017, moviegoers were treated to the rousing and deeply rooted character drama of War for the Planet of the Apes, the follow-up sequel to 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of Apes and the closing third installment in the planned Planet of the Apes recent rebooted storyline, which is now to …
AN OVERSTUFFED SEQUEL THAT PUTS THE FRANCHISE “ON ICE” In 2021, the Ghostbusters, everyone’s favorite supernatural ghost fighting team, returned to the big screen for third cinematic outing with the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Directed by Jason Reitman, the film, which starred Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Logan Kim, and Paul Rudd, is set …
RISE TOGETHER OR FALL ALONE In 2021, moviegoers were treated to the fourth installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse series with the release of Godzilla vs. Kong, with the large-scale promise of giant monster mayhem amongst the two famous monsters. Directed by Adam, the film, which starred Rebecca Hall, Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Brian Tyree Henry …
“OLD STORIES CAN BE HARD TO GIVE UP” In 2023, director Zack Snyder released his vision of a Star War-esque sci-fi space opera in the form of Rebel Moon, with the first installment titled Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire. The film, which starred Sofia Boutella, Michiel Huisman, Charlie Hunnam, Doona Bae, …
A BLOCKBUSTER “LOVE LETTER” TO THE STUNT COMMUNITY A stunt performer (often referred to be called a “stuntman” or “stuntwoman” or even “stuntperson”) is a trained individual professional who performs daring acts as a career. Not to be confused with daredevils, who are performers that take daring acts / feats for a live audience, stunt …
A HILARIOUS AND RAUNCHY COMEDY ENDEAVOR While there has been a variety of comedy movie endeavors throughout the famous film genre, the raunchy comedy ones produce some of the best laughs in this category. While becoming more widely known to the masses in the late 90s / early 2000s timeframe, this subgenre in the comedy …