It’s a rare thing these days for a film to be clever and pose relevant and provocative questions to an audience through the development of story and character. Now, more than ever, people seem to be in a desperate search for an identity and acceptance, as a distinct and individual member of the human population, constantly asking: who am I, why am I, where do I belong, what could I be? Sound of My...[Read More]
I’ve mentioned several times in the past that I was apprehensive regarding an Avengers movie. Logistically, teaming up all of those major superheroes would be something most people couldn’t do successfully. As the project grew closer though and all the ancillary films were released, I started to think that a team-up movie of this scope could work. Then, Marvel signed Joss Whedon to co-write ...[Read More]
I grew up on a steady diet of 21 Jump Street, so when this remake was announced, I was pissed. Visions of Starsky & Hutch with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson went through my head. It seems like the juices at the old Hollywood creative well have been dried up for a few years now, since they’ve been shoving subpar remake after subpar remake down our throats lately. I honestly thought 21 Jump Street...[Read More]