William Fridkin has had quite a career to say the least with great films such as The French Connection and The Exorcist on his resume. One of his best films and for me, one that is every bit as good as the more well known The French Connection, is the subject of today’s review, To Live and Die in L.A. which has made its debut on Blu-ray. Read the full story

So I’ve had this film sitting in my review queue for some time now.  Strange Wilderness, brought to us from Adam Sandler’s production company, Happy Madison Productions, had served its time waiting in line behind my other film reviews.  I knew nothing of this film other than two thumbs down from a co-worker.  Just how strange is the wilderness?  Was it as bad as I heard?  Lace up your hiking boots and grab some film.  We’re headed into the wild! Read the full story

It’s no secret that I really enjoyed the original Wayne’s World, it was an instant classic some 20 years ago, and is still my favorite Saturday Night Live film. But let’s face it, with the exception of Terminator 2 it’s extremely difficult to find a sequel that can eclipse the original. While Wayne’s World was never a masterpiece the bar isn’t set extremely high to overlap, ultimately all we could hope for is some more of the same without being exactly the same. Surprisingly released just a year after the original Wayne’s World quickly wanted to capitalize on the success of the original, while it didn’t draw as much attention in the box office, how does it sit in our minds? Read the full story

For some reason I wanted to watch The Other Boleyn Girl. I really didn’t know what it was about until I started watching it. I remember the TV commercials for it and just thinking, I bet that has a really nice looking transfer, I got to check this out. Also, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johannson were in it so, right there, it is a must watch anyway. Read the full story

Cuba? What the hell…?

What’s next Norbit 2? Please noooooo!!!!

I don’t get it, why does this movie exist? What’s the thought process? Let’s take an already mediocre movie (Daddy Day Care) and make a less inspired, poorly conceived sequel. I miss the days when only good movies got less inspired, poorly conceived sequels.
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The last time I saw both Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix in a movie together, it was in 2000, in The Yards. It just so happens that the director of We Own the Night, James Gray, also directed that film. Having not worked for 7 years should have been a tell-tale sign of things to come. However, I was hopeful that this time around, with We Own the Night, Gray would be able to hit pay dirt. Sadly, We Own the Night comes up broke. Read the full story