The unrelenting, brutally realistic, and “Hard-R” feature, Bloodline, from director Henry Jacobson, examines the atrocities of a serial killer from a unique perspective. Rather than the stereotypical villain who inhumanely preys on the weak and helpless out of sheer wickedness, the focus of this story, written by Jacobson, Avra Fox-Lerner, and Will Honley, is a […]

IT: Chapter Two -Sequelitis Strikes Again

I wanted to love this movie, but unfortunately it is just another hash mark on the ever-growing “meh list” for 2019. Top-notch casting, some great laughs in the midst of the darkness, stellar cinematography, and chilling music and sound design could not make up for an overstuffed screenplay. Telling simultaneous stories between the teenage years […]

Lawrence of Arabia – They Don’t Make ‘Em Like This Anymore

It was pretty awesome to have my first experience with Lawrence of Arabia be on the big screen, thanks to a bring-back event. Wow, this film is the true definition of a sprawling epic. Director David Lean is a mastermind, adapting the remarkable true story of British war hero Thomas Edward Lawrence with stroke after […]

Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw – The Essential Late Summer Popcorn Flick

I am not going to lie and say that “Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw” is a gorgeous slice of cinema, but it is a pretty darn fun popcorn flick with plenty of over-the-top action set pieces, lively comedic chemistry between Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw, and a killer soundtrack […]