Captain Marvel

March 18, 2019 / Tom / 15 Comments

Release: Friday, March 8, 2019 →Theater Written by: Anna Boden; Ryan Fleck; Geneva Robertson-Dworet Directed by: Anna Boden; Ryan Fleck Captain Marvel figures to be a significant piece in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, acting as both a standalone origins story and a precursor to Jon Favreau's standard-setting Iron Man; ipso facto it predates the entire MCU. That's a pretty bold decision … Continue reading Captain Marvel

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

November 12, 2018 / Tom / 13 Comments

Release: Friday, October 19, 2018 (limited) →Theater Written by: Nicole Holofcener; Jeff Whitty Directed by: Marielle Heller Can You Ever Forgive Me? reflects on the life and crimes of Leonore Carol Israel, a Brooklyn-based journalist who, despite making an honest living in the 1970s and '80s writing biographies of high-profile women, one time even landing on the New … Continue reading Can You Ever Forgive Me?

30 for 30: Mike and the Mad Dog

August 31, 2018August 31, 2018 / Tom / 6 Comments

Release: Thursday, July 13, 2017 →ESPN Directed by: Daniel H. Forer Love them or hate them, any appreciator of grown men yelling at each other over the airwaves in the name of entertainment has Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo to thank for giving birth to modern sports radio talk. At the height of their success, … Continue reading 30 for 30: Mike and the Mad Dog

November Blindspot: The Usual Suspects (1995)

December 1, 2017December 4, 2017 / Tom / 20 Comments

Release: Friday, September 15, 1995 →YouTube Written by: Christopher McQuarrie Directed by: Bryan Singer Before the X-Men made Bryan Singer a household name in the early 2000s, he had already achieved what the vast majority do not by directing an Oscar winner on his second try, the 1995 neo-noir mystery The Usual Suspects. He had help of course, with … Continue reading November Blindspot: The Usual Suspects (1995)

July Blindspot: Swingers (1996)

August 1, 2017August 21, 2017 / Tom / 8 Comments

Release: Friday, October 18, 1996 →YouTube Written by: Jon Favreau Directed by: Doug Liman It is all too easy to assume certain things about a movie titled Swingers. Oh, how does that expression go? The project that launched the careers of both its leads as well as the director is, yes, very much a "dude-flick" preoccupied with the pursuit … Continue reading July Blindspot: Swingers (1996)

May Blindspot: What About Bob? (1991)

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017 / Tom / 10 Comments

Release: Friday, May 17, 1991 [YouTube] Written by: Tom Schulman Directed by: Frank Oz Given the career Frank Oz has been able to enjoy over the span of some 40 years, a gentle comedy like What About Bob? tends to get lost in the shuffle. That's a shame, because it's quite funny. Wholesome in that 1990s PG-comedy kind of way; … Continue reading May Blindspot: What About Bob? (1991)

Decades Blogathon – Jackie Brown (1997)

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 / Tom

Hey all, Natasha’s review of a refreshingly different Quentin Tarantino piece — Jackie Brown (1997) — is available for your reading pleasure over at Three Rows Back! Go check it out!

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Welcome to the penultimate day of the Decades Blogathon – ‘7’ edition – hosted by myself and my partner in crime Tom from Thomas J.For those who don’t know, the blogathon focuses on movies that were released in the seventh year of the decade. Tom and I are running a different entry each day (we’ll also reblog the other’s post) and today I’m very pleased to welcome Natasha from it’s the turn of the one and only Zoe from Life of this City Girl who is too-cool-for-school in her choice of QT’s Jackie Brown.

Jackie Brown Poster Plot: A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost her life (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119396/)

A quick peek over at Tom’s blog alerted me to the fact that it was time for his and Mark’s annual Decades Blogathon. In the past…

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Decades Blogathon — The Fifth Element (1997)

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 / Tom / 15 Comments

Welcome back around to Day Four of Decades '17, and the end of the first week. It's been a lot of fun so far, once again another eclectic collection of titles and years. Mark of Three Rows Back, who's been my partner in crime here, and I have been running new reviews everyday and re-blogging … Continue reading Decades Blogathon — The Fifth Element (1997)

February Blindspot: Alive (1993)

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 / Tom / 7 Comments

Release: Friday, January 15, 1993 [Netflix] Written by: John Patrick Shanley Directed by: Frank Marshall I love a good survival story and while Alive certainly fits the description of survival story it's neither a good movie nor one that I will ever love -- a would-be toe-curling drama watered down by perhaps the softest R-rating in the history of cinema. … Continue reading February Blindspot: Alive (1993)

Paul G — #5

June 14, 2016May 10, 2017 / Tom / 7 Comments

Last time we were here, Paul was rocking a sweet silver hairdo, the trademark of famed music producer Jerry Heller whom he portrayed in his second collaboration with director F. Gary Gray. Let's actually take a look at his first experience working with him in the excellent crime/hostage thriller The Negotiator, where Paul takes on … Continue reading Paul G — #5