Solo: A Star Wars Story

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 / Tom / 7 Comments

Release: Friday, May 25, 2018 →Theater Written by: Jonathan and Lawrence Kasdan Directed by: Ron Howard Though Ron Howard is among my favorite directors I wouldn't have pegged him as a candidate to helm a Star Wars movie, even a spinoff. But this is good news people -- no longer do you have to suffer through The Dilemma to find … Continue reading Solo: A Star Wars Story

That Ryan Reynolds Movie Everyone is Talking About

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 / Tom / 10 Comments

Release: Friday, May 18, 2018 →Theater Written by: Rhett Reese; Paul Wernick; Ryan Reynolds Directed by: David Leitch In Deadpool Deuce, Wade Wilson's greatest enemy isn't some psychotic surgeon, a mutant-hating criminal or even those gosh-darn regenerative powers of his, but rather the writers who are trying to keep things interesting. The highly-anticipated sequel takes all the R-rated, fourth-wall-breaking … Continue reading That Ryan Reynolds Movie Everyone is Talking About

Month in Review: April ’18

May 2, 2018 / Tom / 13 Comments

To encourage a bit more variety in my blogging posts (who are we kidding -- this has become quite repetitive, hasn't it? Are you even still reading this part?) and to help distance this site from the one of old, I’m installing this monthly post where I summarize the previous month’s activity in a wraparound that … Continue reading Month in Review: April ’18

Isle of Dogs

April 26, 2018May 15, 2018 / Tom / 5 Comments

Release: Friday, April 13, 2018 →Theater Written by: Wes Anderson Directed by: Wes Anderson When it comes to Wes Anderson, 'more of the same' is absolutely a compliment. I don't find myself saying that about many other filmmakers. Now nine films deep into a career that has netted him an ever-growing, passionate and devoted fanbase it is clear … Continue reading Isle of Dogs

A Quiet Place

April 12, 2018April 13, 2018 / Tom / 22 Comments

Release: Friday, April 6, 2018 →Theater Written by: Bryan Woods; Scott Beck; John Krasinski Directed by: John Krasinski As a relatively newly minted father himself, actor-director-Scranton prankster John Krasinski seems to be sharing with us in his horror debut something deeply personal, an epiphany that has struck him, like it might another parent, as horrifying: There will eventually … Continue reading A Quiet Place

Month in Review: March ’18

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 / Tom / 14 Comments

To encourage a bit more variety in my blogging posts and to help distance this site from the one of old, I’m installing this monthly post where I summarize the previous month’s activity in a wraparound that will hopefully give people the chance to go back and find stuff they might have missed, as well as … Continue reading Month in Review: March ’18

30-for-30: One and Not Done

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 / Tom / 3 Comments

Release: Thursday, April 13, 2017 (ESPN) →ESPN (re-air) Directed by: Jonathan Hock As someone who spent his college days getting lost amidst the sea of brilliant orange and bright white on Rocky Top Tennessee, I'm about to admit something that could very well lose me some friends: this documentary gave me a new appreciation for Kentucky basketball. … Continue reading 30-for-30: One and Not Done

Unsane

March 28, 2018March 31, 2018 / Tom / 13 Comments

Release: Friday, March 23, 2018 →Theater Written by: Jonathan Bernstein; James Greer Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh is to date the most recognizable filmmaker to have publicly touted the virtues of making movies using your own smartphone. We aren't talking Instagram videos of course, but full-length feature films. In this case, a gritty horror film about a … Continue reading Unsane

In Memoriam: Stephen Hawking

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 / Tom / 7 Comments

It is a heavy beyond leadened heart that has moved me to create this post. One of the brightest lights in our universe has eked out its final flicker. The iconic physicist Stephen William Hawking died today at the age of 76. His family says that he passed away peacefully in his home in Cambridge, … Continue reading In Memoriam: Stephen Hawking

Annihilation

March 6, 2018March 7, 2018 / Tom / 32 Comments

Release: Friday, February 23, 2018 →Theater Written by: Alex Garland Directed by: Alex Garland Annihilation is the reason for many things. It is the reason why science fiction is my cinematic genre of choice -- there is something thrilling about breaking the rules and getting away with it, and here is a world in which the laws of … Continue reading Annihilation

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