Original US release date: November 15, 1996 Production budget: $27,000,000 Worldwide gross: $231,976,425 As big of a movie buff as I am, I have spent 21 years dragging my heels when it comes to seeing The English Patient. There's a reason for that. It's not a good reason, though. It's actually a rather stupid reason. ... Continue Reading →
"This movie is a should-see for general audiences, but it is a MUST-see for true Batman lovers!"
This is what I love about the movies. I get absolutely ecstatic when some little film comes out of left field with virtually no warning and shows the whole world how movie-making is supposed to be done. It happens every year. Usually a few times. Kubo and the Two Strings is one of those instances... Continue Reading →
Oh, the woes of misleading marketing. To be fair, though, I'm not sure how Hail, Caesar! should have been marketed. It's a tough nut to crack. What the Coen Brothers gave us, this time out, is an incredibly self-aware and self-referential picture (nowadays, this is called "meta") about Hollywood filmmaking during the early days of the... Continue Reading →
