Ron Perlman
Movie Review: Don’t Look Up
"Don’t Look Up" is easily one of Adam McKay’s most topical, and important, films to date. It is also one of his most entertaining and, quite possibly, best as well.
Movie Review: Nightmare Alley
Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley" is an effective exercise in the art of storytelling through the use of exquisite character development and execution.
Movie Review: Pacific Rim
Ever since I was a kid, I have loved Japanese monster films. They played a big role in developing my love of cinema, and I consider the original Godzilla (1954) one of the finest examples of allegorical science-fiction in film history. And for almost a decade now, I’ve loved the films of Guillermo del Toro, the Mexican filmmaker who previously brought us Cronos (1993), Mimic (1997), The Devi...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Cancel the Apocalypse with Pacific Rim
Memorial Day weekend is always one of the prime release spots in the summer movie season, and this year there are three films coming out this holiday weekend – The Hangover Part III, Epic, and Fast & Furious 6 – none of which I care one whit about. Instead, I plan to finally see Star Trek Into Darkness, which I missed this past weekend. And speaking of movies I do care about, this week’s...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Go Big or Go Extinct with Pacific Rim
Now that the 2013 summer movie season has finally kicked off with the release of Iron Man 3 – go see it if you haven’t – we’re off to the races, and the blockbusters will be coming in fast and furious. And in the spirit of big summer movies, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column takes yet another look at Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming sci-fi epic Pacific Rim. Premise: In...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Get Ready for the Monster War in Pacific Rim
We’re halfway through January, and the hype machines for many of the big films of 2013 are already chugging away. And after Star Trek Into Darkness a few weeks ago, it’s time for another movie to get a surprisingly quick revisit. This week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ examines the new CES trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. Premise: Giant monsters ident...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Giants Robots vs. Giant Monsters in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim
It’s been an embarrassment of riches, dear readers. In the past week-and-a-half, new trailers have been released for no less than six of next year’s big movies. Obviously, these trailer are coming out in conjunction with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which was a ton of fun, and I highly recommend you go see it. Because there were two trailers in particular that I wanted to examine...[Read More]
Movie Review: Drive
Over the past two years I’ve really immersed myself into the world of classic films from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. During that time, I’ve found that I whole-heartedly subscribe to the old adage “They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” Give me a classic film noir like This Gun for Hire (1942), Dark Passage (1947), or Kiss Me Deadly (1955) over any big-budget blockbuster and I’m happy. So, it with...[Read More]
Movie Review: Conan the Barbarian
No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, there are some people that are born to play a role; these actors become such a part of our cultural memory that they are the standards by which others are judged. Sean Connery as James Bond. Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade. Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. And Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan. He may not have been the world-traveling, charismatic, ...[Read More]