Review – Blade Runner 2049

I'm not any sort of lifelong Blade Runner fan.  I saw the original film for the first time about five years ago.  I also haven't seen it since.  I liked it fine.  I just like many other films much more.  For me, the most appealing aspect of Blade Runner 2049 is director Denis Villeneuve, who knocked everybody's... Continue Reading →

#ThrowbackThursday – Drive

Original US release date: September 16, 2011 Production budget: $15,000,000 Worldwide gross: $76,175,166 It's been a while since I watched Drive.  I remembered liking it pretty well, but not being in love with it, the way many others were.  More immediately in mind was my reaction to The Neon Demon, the most recent film by... Continue Reading →

104. La La Land

Well, here we are with the final film that made my list of 10 Fourth Quarter 2016 Films to Be Excited About.  There's certainly been a buzz around La La Land and it seems poised to be one of the two or three awards season darlings of 2016.  Writer/Director Damien Chazelle made a huge splash... Continue Reading →

32.  The Nice Guys

Right off the bat, here, I want to say that the marketing department gets a huge win for The Nice Guys.  I'm not a fan of much of anything from the seventies.  I don't like the clothes.  I don't like the cars.  I don't like the hair.  I don't like the vernacular.  I don't like... Continue Reading →

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