Hold the Dark

June 4, 2019June 5, 2019 / Tom / 8 Comments

Release: Friday, September 28, 2018 (Netflix) →Netflix Written by: Macon Blair Directed by: Jeremy Saulnier Apparently with his latest film Hold the Dark indie sensation Jeremy Saulnier has lost the audience somewhat. I can see why. In terms both physical and emotional his Alaska-set mystery may be his coldest movie yet. He plunges us into an ice bath, … Continue reading Hold the Dark

John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum

May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 / Tom / 16 Comments

Release: Friday, May 17, 2019 → Theater Written by: Derek Kolstad; Shay Hatten; Chris Collins; Marc Abrams Directed by: Chad Stahelski Actions have consequences, as we are quite explicitly shown (and told, too!) in the ultra-violent third installment of the brawn-over-brains John Wick franchise. Literally footsteps removed from the mayhem of 2017's Chapter 2, John … Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum

Assassination Nation

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 / Tom

Release: Friday, September 21, 2018 →Theater Written by: Sam Levinson Directed by: Sam Levinson With a title like Assassination Nation, you probably shouldn't go in expecting a film of subtlety and nuance, and that is exactly what you do not get in director Sam Levinson's sophomore feature. In fact, a lack of subtlety and nuance is the … Continue reading Assassination Nation

Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 / Tom / 9 Comments

Release: Friday, June 29, 2018 →Theater Written by: Taylor Sheridan Directed by: Stefano Sollima I need to file a complaint. Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado is an eyesore of a title. It is an awkward concession, the plasticine product of a marketing scheme designed to put the movie in "the best position to succeed." Really though, it's just … Continue reading Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado

October Blindspot: Cujo (1983)

October 31, 2017November 1, 2017 / Tom / 8 Comments

Release: Friday, August 12, 1983 →YouTube Written by: Don Carlos Dunaway; Lauren Currier Directed by: Lewis Teague Bad dog! Very BAD dog! When man's best friend becomes your worst enemy, you get Cujo'ed -- trapped in your 1983 Ford Gimp-mobile, fighting for your life against a rabid St. Bernard who can smell your fear and taste the salt … Continue reading October Blindspot: Cujo (1983)

Month in Review: September ’17

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 / Tom / 12 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: September ’17

The Belko Experiment

March 20, 2017March 21, 2017 / Tom / 2 Comments

Release: Friday, March 17, 2017 [Theater] Written by: James Gunn Directed by: Greg McLean Office workers at a mysterious nonprofit organization on the outskirts of the Colombian capital of Bogotá participate, let's call it reluctantly, in a twisted social experiment wherein they must murder a certain number of their colleagues within a certain timeframe or else everyone in the building goes … Continue reading The Belko Experiment

I don’t feel at home in this world anymore.

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 / Tom / 9 Comments

Release: Friday, February 24, 2017 (Netflix) [Netflix] Written by: Macon Blair Directed by: Macon Blair In his directorial debut Macon Blair shows how much he's learned from his Qui-Gon Jinn, the one and only Jeremy Saulnier, director of Murder Party, Blue Ruin and Green Room -- all of which Blair has had at least a supporting part … Continue reading I don’t feel at home in this world anymore.

Logan

March 3, 2017 / Tom / 20 Comments

Release: Friday, March 3, 2017 [Theater] Written by: James Mangold; Scott Frank; Michael Green Directed by: James Mangold Logan is a robust superhero film and probably the most violent one we have encountered since Deadpool. (Lest we forget that that movie was more than a comedy.) But even in the context of superhero films that have been slapped with … Continue reading Logan

John Wick: Chapter 2

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 / Tom / 25 Comments

Release: Friday, February 10, 2017 [Theater] Written by: Derek Kolstad Directed by: Chad Stehelski If you are on the fence as to whether you should see what happens to John Wick in a sequel, you should first ask yourself how much of a geek you are for the really technical stuff, like fight choreography. If you aren't enthused about … Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 2