It’s been fifteen years since Crash was released and it’s time for a re-evaluation. Derided by many as the film that stole the Best Picture Oscar away from Ang Lee’s groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain, Crash is back in the news: and not in a good way. Regardless of its all-star ensemble, […]
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Marvel Studios’ latest hit film is based on one of their earliest and lesser known characters. Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) a brilliant entemologist/scientist discovers a form of subatomic particles which he controls through a special mechanized suit allowing him to shrink to the size of an insect. For decades […]
David Ayers’ End of Watch (2012) gives viewers an intimate look at life in the modern day police force with Officers Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Pena) as they work the streets of South Central LA. What makes this film unique is that Taylor is making a […]