Upgrade is not only the sort of movie that virtually never comes to my town (I was shocked that it did . . . and on opening weekend, to boot!) but it's also the sort of film that I most love writing about and my audience tends to avoid reading about. Folks, I, myself, had... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 12, 2003 Production budget: $17,461,000 Worldwide gross: $31,466,789 Based on Tracy Chevalier's novel of the same name, Girl with a Pearl Earring had a rather tumultuous journey to the big screen - far more tumultuous than is typical for low-budget independent Oscar bait such as this. Originally, Mike Newell was slated... Continue Reading →
It hasn't been all that long since Star Wars: Episode VIII: - The Last Jedi stormed into theaters and thrilled most audiences and angered a very vocal few by staying true to the characters in spite of themselves and delivering a surprising story that wasn't quite what anyone expected. How. Dare. They. (That review is here.) ... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: October 10, 2008 Production budget: $12,000,000 Worldwide gross: $41,319,906 Directed and co-written by John Erick Dowdle (Devil), Quarantine was a stylish horror thriller designed to take advantage of the found-footage fad that had hit big at the time. While in no way originated by the film, the found-footage subgenre was popularized by... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the new Movie March! Big changes have happened here, this week! For starters, the site obviously has a completely new look and layout. It is now much easier to navigate your way around the Movie March using the new header menu. Please, take a look at the different years of reviews,... Continue Reading →
"Truly, the ending took so long that I half-expected to see the Square Enix logo appear when it was all over."
Josh Brolin is having one heck of a summer, isn't he? First he stood toe-to-toe with the Avengers as Thanos and now here he is as the fan-favorite character Cable, giving Deadpool a run for his money (unless they're friends, of course. One can never tell with these two.). Deadpool 2 has been highly anticipated... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: May 12, 1995 Production budget: $53,000,000 Worldwide gross: $157,387,195 Tony Scott's Crimson Tide was one of two (that I can recall) movies from the nineties that centered around a submarine crew amidst hostilities between the United States and Russia, with the second of those films being 1990's The Hunt for Red October from... Continue Reading →
As I've mentioned many times, comedies are a peculiar thing. With each person maintaining their own unique sense of humor, attempting to craft and then execute a story that appeals to, if not the majority, enough people to earn millions of dollars is quite the lofty task. Lately, many comedies have opted to become more... Continue Reading →
Another day, another thriller! After seeing the excellent Bad Samaritan, a few days ago (find that review here), James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) returns with another film of that type in the form of Breaking In, starring Gabrielle Union (Bring it On). Other than belonging to the same genre, however, the two films have little in common. I... Continue Reading →
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