I’m A Fan Of ‘Into the Blue’
I’m a sucker for a good adventure movie, and this is one of the best underwater thrillers to have (uh?) surfaced in the last decade. Directed by John Stockwell (whom also helmed the similarly...
View ArticleInto the Blue 2: The Reef (2009) – Review
2 1/2 Stars This decent Direct-to DVD sequel has absolutely nothing to do with the 2005 film of the same name. This time the location has been changed from the Bahamas to lush Hawaii. Gone are...
View ArticleTakers (2010) – Review
3 Stars What at first seems like a new edition ‘Young Guns‘, turns out to be a decent ‘Heat‘ rip-off with a young attractive cast. Rap star T.I. has a deliciously slimy screen presence as ‘Ghost’ a...
View ArticleFast Five – Trailer
The trailer for the fifth installment in the ‘Fast&Furious’ franchise is fantastic. I love this series, with the exception of the second film. Universal pushed the release date up from its...
View ArticleRunning Scared (2006) – Review
3 1/2 Stars Wayne Kramer’s second feature is a tough, gritty crime saga told in a highly stylized manner. Shot in saturated tones and color, appropriately setting the mood for a Scorsese-like tale of...
View ArticleThe Fast and the Furious (2001) – Review
3 Stars Within this b-movie wrapper is some surprisingly well played scenes, fast action and a fun story to boot. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker make a great on screen team. As the title suggests this...
View Article2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) – Review
2 1/2 Stars OSCAR nominated director John Singleton goes slumming here into the world of mindless blockbuster sequels and delivers an adequate if unspectacular follow-up to 2001’s monster hit The Fast...
View ArticleFast & Furious (2009) – Review
3 1/2 Stars A true sequel to 2001’s ‘Fast and Furious’. Reuniting the main characters from the first film and involving them in a revenge tale against the Mexican drug cartel produces surprisingly...
View ArticleFast Five (2011) – Review
3 Stars With the fifth installment Fast Five the franchise has taken a, uh…U turn and morphed from a series dedicated to ‘car-culture’ into an Ocean’s Eleven ensemble heist picture. Cleverly using...
View ArticlePodcast EP79: Paul Walker, Expendables Video Game, Top War Films Plus More News
Episode seventy-nine. Join hosts Trevor and Jason as they discuss Paul Walker’s Universal deals, Weinstein’s make a pact with Netflix for streaming content, Comcast’s Netflix streaming alternative,...
View ArticlePodcast EP189: The Package Review, Anchorman 2, Mission Impossible 5, Hitman
Episode one-hundred and eighty-nine. Join hosts Trevor and Jason as they discuss the latest in movie news, box office numbers and trailers. News: Michael Keaton Joins Need for Speed Adaptation Fox is...
View ArticlePodcast EP190: Beautiful Creatures, Die Hard, Safe Haven Predictions, Top Gun 3D
Episode one-hundred and ninety. Join hosts Trevor and Jason as they discuss the latest in movie news, box office numbers and trailers. Box Office Predictions: Beautiful Creatures Escape from Planet...
View ArticleVehicle 19 (2013) – Review
3 Stars The new action-thriller Vehicle 19 opens with an extreme close-up of Paul Walker’s vibrant blue eyes as he navigates the roadways during a high-speed pursuit. Perhaps it’s an homage to Steve...
View ArticleFast & Furious 6 (2013) – Review
3 1/2 Stars The ‘Race’ opera continues in the sixth installment of the venerable and increasingly popular series that began 12 years ago. After a unmagnanimous and overly self-important last outing, I...
View ArticlePodcast EP229: Hobbit 2, Madea X-Mas Predictions, Paul Walker Remembered,...
Episode two-hundred and twenty-nine. Join hosts Trevor and Jason as they discuss the latest in movie news, box office numbers and trailers. Box Office Ace Predictions: Hobbit 2, Madea’s Christmas News:...
View ArticleBrick Mansions (2014) – Review
2 1/2 Stars I can’t really recommend Brick Mansions, but I must confess that it plastered a silly grin on my face for the duration of its brief running-time. This is a supremely simple action flick...
View ArticleHours (2013) – Review
3 Stars He paces anxiously back and forth in the waiting room. Outside the torrential rains from Hurricane Katrina beat on the building, threatening to break through the Hospital’s windows. Soon a...
View ArticleFurious 7 (2015) – Review
3 Stars Furious 7 is so preposterously overblown that you cant help but sit back and grin at the sheer lunacy of it all. These characters who once started out as street racers who stole dvd players to...
View ArticleVarsity Blues (1999) – Review
2 1/2 Stars Before Buzz Killinger’s terrific book Friday Night Lights was translated to the big and small screen, audiences were left with derivative highschool football flicks like Varsity Blues....
View ArticleShe’s All That (1999) – Review
3 Stars 1999 was obviously the last year of the decade and millennium. It was also a year that saw the release of a number of movies aimed at teenagers. Miramax which released She’s All That...
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