It's been approximately five years since Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim hit theaters and, for a long time, all we heard is that a sequel was (to paraphrase) "probably coming". Del Toro's original film (which is actually my favorite del Toro film, alongside Hellboy II: The Golden Army) was moderately successful, but not overwhelmingly so, making... Continue Reading →
I've been a pretty big King Kong fan for most of my adult life. The original 1933 classic was the first special-effects blockbuster that broke every established rule and opened up the world's collective mind to the potential of film as a storytelling medium. Peter Jackson's 2004 remake was a brilliant and poignant love poem... Continue Reading →
The Great Wall is the latest film from acclaimed Chinese director Yimou Zhang (Hero, House of Flying Daggers). The movie doesn't arrive free of controversy, though - as with most quote/unquote "controversy" - it's of the ignorantly manufactured type. People everywhere took to their keyboards to accuse Universal Studios of whitewashing a film about the... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 