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Skyscraper

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Release: Friday, July 13, 2018 →Theater Written by: Rawson Marshall Thurber Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber  There's no ignoring the fact the star of Skyscraper, a veritable homage to one of cinema's greatest action reels, once donned a sacrificial lion's head as battle gear in a movie directed by Brett Ratner about the god Hercules. Earlier this summer, he … Continue reading Skyscraper

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Ant-Man and the Wasp

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Release: Friday, July 6, 2018 →Theater Written by: Chris McKenna; Erik Sommers; Paul Rudd; Andrew Barrer; Gabriel Ferrari Directed by: Peyton Reed You've read it everywhere: Ant-Man and the Wasp is a refreshingly lightweight summer adventure that offers up more laughs than big character moments. It's more of a superhero side dish than an entrée. But that's okay … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp

Masterminds

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Release: Friday, September 30, 2016  [Theater] Written by: Chris Bowman; Hubbel Palmer; Emily Spivey Directed by: Jared Hess Masterminds didn't need to be masterfully made to be effective, but a little discipline could have gone a long way. Directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite; Nacho Libre), the film is a comedic dramatization of the October 1997 Loomis Fargo bank robbery that … Continue reading Masterminds

Don’t Breathe

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Release: Friday, August 26, 2016 [Theater] Written by: Fede Álvarez; Rodo Sayagues Directed by: Fede Álvarez Don't Breathe, the sophomore effort from Uruguayan director Fede Álvarez, is what you'd get if you expanded into a full-length feature that scene from The Silence of the Lambs in which Buffalo Bill stalks a terrified Clarice Starling with night vision goggles while … Continue reading Don’t Breathe

The Infiltrator

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Release: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 [Theater] Written by: Ellen Brown Furman Directed by: Brad Furman Brad Furman wasn't looking to infiltrate more elite groups of directors who had earlier tackled the gritty but ever fascinating subject of the drug trafficking epidemic in America when he paired up with Bryan Cranston. That much is clear just based on the relative nonchalance … Continue reading The Infiltrator

Triple 9

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Release: Friday, February 26 ,2016 [Theater] Written by: Matt Cook Directed by: John Hillcoat Triple 9 could be a really great film. I'm not saying that to be facetious or hypothetical, like, "I have all these suggestions to make it better and here's how you do it," or "I'm seeing this tonight and I hope it's going to be … Continue reading Triple 9

Clinger

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Release: Friday, October 23, 2015 (limited) [Vimeo] Written by: Michael Steves, Gabi Chennisi, Bubba Fish Directed by: Michael Steves This review is my third contribution to Mr. Rumsey's Film Related Musings. I'd like to thank James for providing me the opportunity to take a look at this film. Clinger tells a story about an obsessive young man who, after losing his life in … Continue reading Clinger