The good news about Iron Man 3 is that it’s a sharply written, well-directed movie. The bad news is that while some of the messages it conveys to the audience hold incredible truth (e.g., “we create our own demons”), it might just be the conspiracy-theorist must-see blockbuster of the summer. Do you have any friends […]
Iron Man 3: Americans will love it, but so will moviegoers who hate America
May 5, 2013 By 17 Comments
If you see ‘Man of Steel’ and a cop, you’ve really only seen one hero; Just ask Boston
April 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
The new ‘Man of Steel’ trailer is out, and it looks mighty good. And, truthfully, it couldn’t come at a better time. Jor El says of his son: “You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you. They will stumble. They will fall. But in time, they will join […]
‘Beijing Punk’ exposes the Invisible Fist of fear societies
March 15, 2013 By 6 Comments
Not to long ago I wrote about the strange situation that is Iron Man 3, whereas we find ourselves living in a world where The Mandarin of all characters can no longer be Chinese because cultural sensitivity — to an oppressive Communist regime — and a desire to make a few million more bucks dictates […]
Iron Man 3′s ‘ultimate terrorist’ created by America: Shane Black provides liberalism on stark display
March 6, 2013 By 89 Comments
The new Iron Man 3 trailer is out, and it looks amazing. But looks can be deceiving, can’t they? What appears to be one hell of a movie might also be incredibly maddening, when one realizes that once again the bad guy — the “ultimate terrorist” to quote writer/director Shane Black — is really a […]
Stallone’s call for gun control as ‘Bullet to the Head’ opens: Classic
February 3, 2013 By 5 Comments
As regular readers know, I’m a long-time fan of Stallone. I love his movies. I love his dedication to fitness. I love that after everyone said his career was down for the count he found a way to get back up and show the world there was still a lot of fight left inside him; […]
Zero Dark Thirty is a first class movie
January 19, 2013 By 8 Comments
Not since Paul Greengrass’ United 93 has there been a movie related to 9/11 that has impressed me as much as Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty. Fittingly, the film begins with 911 calls on September 11th from a helpless victim inside the World Trade Center. A woman says to the dispatcher: “I’m going to die, […]
Tekkonkinkreet: Anime that transcends anime
January 13, 2013 By 3 Comments
This review of Tekkonkinkreet comes far too long after the movie came out — 2006 — so all I have to say for myself is: better late than never. Most of my friends are either really into anime, or not at all. And that’s a shame, because Michael Arias directed something special when he took […]
Samuel L. Jackson: Violent films pay my bills — so ignore guns and see Django Unchained
December 18, 2012 By 21 Comments
It wasn’t too long ago that Samuel L. Jackson was telling American voters to “wake the f**k up.” Do you know who can’t wake up, Samuel? Dead people. More specifically, dead people whose lives were extinguished because a mentally deranged person riddled their bodies with bullets. And so, it doesn’t surprise me that with Django […]
Man of Steel Trailer: Harbinger of an epic film
December 11, 2012 By 13 Comments
The new Man of Steel trailer is amazing. It is flat out awesome. Every aspect of what has been teased over the last few months indicates that Zack Snyder has directed something that aims for epic and in all likelihood will succeed. Snyder proved that he could handle a cynical take on Superman (i.e., Dr. […]
Richard Cohen: Jealous of Daniel Craig’s Bond — strength and intelligence
November 27, 2012 By 51 Comments
In 2010 I brought up the sad truth that there are a lot of men who wish Alan Alda and George Clooney could have a baby that looked like Matt Damon, but with beta-male genes empowered by gamma radiation. They want to see The Hulk, but instead of getting really angry they want him to […]
