Original US release date: December 5, 2008 Production budget: $25,000,000 Worldwide gross: $27,426,335 There are timely films and then there are films that are before their time. Ron Howard is probably seen by most as a director who frequently makes good or very good films and occasionally makes a great one. Most recently, a lot... Continue Reading →
109. Patriots Day
When I first saw the opening seconds of the Patriots Day trailer, I briefly thought it was another, late-running trailer for Deepwater Horizon. Of course, it became clear that it was a film about the Boston Marathon bombing in fairly short order, but the similarities shouldn't be surprising. Both films star Mark Wahlberg and are... Continue Reading →
30. The Darkness
I've got to say, I'm perfectly fine with filling out my 100 2016 movies with a bunch of low-budget horror films. They aren't all great, but I usually enjoy them on some level, and I always appreciate looking at the supernatural and/or darker aspects of our world through someone else's lens. When I saw Kevin... Continue Reading →