Saw Pete's Dragon and it was an absolute wonder. I was mainly interested because of it was made by David Lowery who made the excellent (and underrated) Ain't Them Bodies Saints three years ago and I dare to say that he made a better Steven Spielberg film than Spielberg could have made (given The BFG). Beautifully…

I saw the first glimps of this film, when I was five years old. Me and my family were visitng one of my brother's friends and we were just about to leave when I saw this film playing on the TV during the motorcycle chase. I only saw that scene before we left but even that left an impression. Let alone the whole movie,…

Shit I just realized that it was directed by Arthur Hiller who also died a couple of days ago. I mean damn..

When I was a kid, "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" was regulary playing on the TV. When it came on, I always stayed there to watch it and laughed every time. I still do.
Fuck this year. R.I.P. Gene.

First saw Jackie Chan when I was around 8 years old by watching an old VHS tape containing Police Story 1 and 2 with bad picture quality and even worse dubbing. It blew my young impressionable mind, I never saw somebody that combined the fighing stuff and the funny stuff so well as he did. And to be honest I never did…

My parents also saw Fury Road. I fully expected that they will hate it, but to my suprise they enjoyed it a lot. Although my dad still prefers Gibson instead of Tom Hardy.

Finished Fargo Season 2. Aside from the UFO's I loved nearly everything in it: The story, the charaters, the look and feel of the 70's, the music, the stylish touches (especially the Brian De Palma like split screens) and so on. The first season was pretty good to, but with this one they truly fired on all cylinders.
Wa…

I don't think it would suprise anyone that when I was a young, explosion-loving little boy, I always enjoyed the entertaining but also insanely over-the-top sequels with it's wall-to-wall action, the exploding arrows, the helicopters and so on. And because of this for many years I viewed First Blood as inferior…

Star Trek Beyond is a great counter example. The first trailer wasn't very good for that one either and got a lot of criticism as well. What did the filmmakers did? They adressed it and admitted it wasn't really good. All the other trailers that came out after were much better and gave a much clearer picture on what…

By-the-numbers, uninspired, mediocre studio remake/reboot/rewhatever of a beloved 1980/90's classic that tries to catch lightning in a bottle for the second time falls victim to moviegoing apathy and disinterest, thus falls short on box office? What a shocker! Write this up next to Conan, The Thing, Total Recall, Red…

Despite all the warnings, I saw Suicide Squad. My God what an absolute mess both storywise and tone as well, with the trio of Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Viola David being the saving grace.
Also I rewatched the infamous Steven Seagal flick On Deadly Ground and I got a great dose of laughter from its over-the-top…

Looks like I still have a chance to get a Nobel prize! :)

I highly suggest for everybody to read the Hollywood Reporter's excellent article about the troubled production of the film. It's a great read on how mindless, aimless and constant studio interference can topedo a promising project and turn it into a complete mess. From what I gathered from it, David Ayer got royally…

Man you know 1981 was a golden year in action when you have three perfect canidates and even if you choose one, it's perfectly justified. Raiders is awesome for reasons said by many others, including this great piece. It was actually the second Indy movie I saw (Last Crusade was the first) and let me tell you it's…

Guess I'll always be the contractarian who considers the second film to be his favorite. Of course the first one is a classic too, but in the second one everything clicks even better: The story, the cast, the action and the switches between drama and humor. And even if Lethal Weapon 4 is the weakest of the series, it…

Cimino was the type of artist whose persona and films raised eyebrows, sparked heated dialoge and debates, and kicked the conversation out of its comfort zone. Whatever you think about the man's ego, his uncontrollable excesses and artistic indulgence, one thing is certain. His craft as a filmmaker was as good as any…

"I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle."
I don't think I could add too much to this great article, expet that this was one of the coolest things I've saw as a child and that didn't changed to this day. Walter Hill's run from the 70's to the mid/late 80's is a magnificent run of pure…

Well it's pretty much up to personal tastes, on whom you prefer more, but its inarguable that To owns a great deal to Woo. He pretty much took the heroic bloodshed genre, stripped it from its hyper-stylized, emotionally bombastic tone and had taken it into a more morosed and hard boiled way. Watching his films…

From its premise to its looks and what the review describes this sounds like textbook Johnnie To, which is awesome. He pretty much carries the torch of John Woo and Ringo Lam for almost two decades now, with a body of work as stylish and great as his peers. Drug War was epic and I'm sure this will be too.

No, but it's pretty much directors like Johnnie To who on keeps it on life support.