‘Cruella’ 2021 PG-13 2h 14min Well—I didn’t wanna like it; this, this, this “Cruella.” “Cruella” is a movie for girl tween-agers about fashion. I prefer a movie where guys punch each other in the face. I’m not exactly a couture aficionado. Here’s who I think does fashion well: Jason Momoa. He wears Harley-Davidson t-shirts; that’s about…
Film Review: ‘Cruella’: A Metaphor for the Dangers of Social Media Culture
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’: A Masterpiece That Only Gets Better With Time
PG | 2h 41min | Adventure, Drama, War | 1957 I’ve watched my share of war movies over the years and many of them fit into two categories. While some show the evil and destruction that men can visit upon one another (as in Oliver Stone’s “Platoon”), others contain a stern antiwar message (such as…
‘Day and Date’: A Temporary Movie-Viewing Fix That Has Outlived Its Usefulness
If you’ve never heard the term “Day and Date” before as it applies to the movies, don’t feel the least bit uniformed. It’s only been around for about 10 years and was never previously used for major studio releases. There are quite a few astute industry professionals who still don’t know what it means. Also…
Filmmaker Tammy Lane Is on a Mission to Tell the Story of Young George Washington
About an hour outside the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport lies the small town of Weatherford, Texas, population 25,000, which boasts some of the state’s best peaches. Drive 10 miles north from the city center, and as parking lots start to give way to sprawling plains, you’ll soon come across a striking image of Jesus,…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’: The CIA Analyst Who Tracked Down Osama bin Laden
R | 2h 37min | Drama, History, Thriller | 11 January 2013 (USA) Written and directed by “The Hurt Locker” Oscar-winners Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty,” the title of their subsequent war film, is military lingo for 12:30 a.m.—the time that SEAL Team Six’s stealth-attack on Osama bin Laden’s hidden lair in…
Telling the Stories of World War II Veterans: ‘Time Is of the Essence!’
Tracie Hunter is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker who, for the past five years, has focused her film skills on telling the stories of World War II veterans. Through her organization WWII Beyond the Call, Hunter and her team of volunteer filmmakers have been seeking out, sitting down, and capturing the harrowing stories of soldiers…
5 War Films From This Century to Watch This Memorial Weekend
“War is hell,” General William Tecumseh Sherman once stated. Indeed he brought hell into Georgia during the Civil War. Perhaps one of the best ways to remember this truth is through film. Filmmakers the world over have contributed beautiful and devastating works to commemorate the wars of the past. One would always hope that those…
Film Review of ‘A Quiet Place Part II’: Lightning Strikes Twice for Filmmaker John Krasinski
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller | 28 May 2021 (USA) When released in April of 2018, “A Quiet Place” came with no high commercial or critical expectations. The studio (Paramount) was reasonably sure it could recoup the modest $20 million budget, yet didn’t screen it for the press until the Wednesday prior to opening day—a time too late…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate ‘663 Squadron’: A Special Aircraft and the Men Who Flew It
Not Rated | 1h 42min | Drama, War | 1964 The year is 1944 and World War II has reached a fevered pitch. Although the Germans have already been defeated by the Allies in North Africa and things are going poorly for them in Italy, the Axis still controls much of Europe. The ever-resourceful British…
Film Review: ‘Without Remorse’: A Serviceable SEAL Actioner
R | 1h 49min | Action, Thriller, War | 30 April 2021 (USA) Welp, it’s another Navy SEAL movie. “Without Remorse” is a screen adaptation of Tom Clancy’s bestselling 1993 novel, and decorated Navy SEAL Senior Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan of “Creed” fame) is the SEAL in question, who lives with his wife…
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