Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face their deadliest foe yet in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
“I was designed to save the world…” Today film geeks were challenged to retweet #AvengersAssemble in order to see the 3rd full trailer...
March 2015 Highlights at the New Beverly Cinema
With Quentin Tarantino re-opening the New Beverly Cinema as a celluloid-only picture house, we are taking a closer look at some of the great...
A gang of grunts learn the hard truths of war in Sam Fuller’s THE STEEL HELMET
Sam Fuller’s movies always begin with some kind of eyecatching visuals. In The Steel Helmet, there’s a single shot of a punctured army helmet...
Michael Mann’s MANHUNTER is a stylish crime thriller with teeth
Michael Mann’s 1986 crime thriller MANHUNTER remains one of the best efforts of his career. At the time he made the film, he was...
Sean Connery is the lone lawman on the space frontier of OUTLAND
“Don’t misconstrue this. I’m not displaying character. Just temporary insanity.” A movie that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle when it comes to examples...
Rodney Dangerfield earns a comedy degree in BACK TO SCHOOL
“Why don’t you call me sometime when you have no class?” There was something about the decadent 80s and comedy films that went together...
Teenage misfits form a bond and become THE BREAKFAST CLUB
“That man is a brownie hound” One of my favorite songs in 1985 was “Don’t You Forget About Me” by Simple Minds. I knew...
Legendary star Steve McQueen shines bright in his final film THE HUNTER
“I’m getting too old for this shit.” When people talk about the late “King of Cool” Steve McQueen they usually bring up his big...
We’re just talking about SHAFT for Black History Month
“When you lead your revolution, whitey better be standing still because you don’t run worth a damn no more.” To help celebrate Black History...
Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma team up in the spaghetti western classic DAY OF ANGER
“In my day, we had to either learn the tricks or we gave work to the gravediggers.” Following the massive success of Sergio Leone’s...
