Fran Kranz
Movie Review: Mojave
A disaffected celebrity incurs the wrath of a menacing drifter in Mojave, a rote psycho thriller that wears its Shakespearian influences on its tattered sleeves before clumsily morphing into Come at Me Bro: The Movie as each of the two determined adversaries engage in a relentless battle of wills. The sophomore directorial effort from Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Monahan (The Departe...[Read More]
Movie Review: Much Ado About Nothing
I don’t think anyone will disagree that William Shakespeare is the greatest and most influential writer in the history of the English language. He created numerous words and phrases that are still in common use today, his plays provided the inspiration for countless stories across all forms of media, and his name is still instantly recognizable almost four hundred years after his death. Now,...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods
“You think you know the story;” it’s one you think you’ve seen dozens of times (Friday the 13th, Cabin fever, Evil Dead, etc.), but it’s not. It’s really not. When this movie was first brought to my attention I was anything but curious, then I heard that Joss Whedon was involved, and my curiosity level raised just enough for me to investigate, and after having viewed a few trailers and clips, my c...[Read More]