In 2014, an elderly man named Leo Sharp was arrested for being a drug mule. Sharp delivered tons of cocaine, driving cross country for a Mexican drug cartel. After doing this for years, he was caught and served jail time. Sharp was a World War II veteran and a celebrated horticulturist. At the time of his arrest, he was 90-years-old. Leo Sharp has been renamed "Earl Stone" … [Read more...] about THE MULE New Movie Review: It plays like a geriatric take on ‘Breaking Bad’ but is still among Eastwood’s best
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A STAR IS BORN Bonus New Movie Review
The fear of being on stage in front of an audience is said to be among the most crippling phobias many face. How about magnifying that fear with knowing that you were never meant to be there in the first place, that your presence on a performance space in front of hundreds is an unnatural but deeply personal act of self-expression? This is what faces Ally, the protagonist of A … [Read more...] about A STAR IS BORN Bonus New Movie Review
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 New Movie Review
I knew Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was going to work from the first scene, which somehow gives audiences exactly what they want but offers a sly twist. The film opens with an intergalactic crew of space adventurers, led by Starlord (Chris Pratt, former Bubba Gump Shrimp Company server in Lahaina). Along with the green, no-nonsense Gamora (Zoe Saldana), the hulking, … [Read more...] about GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 New Movie Review
2015 Summer Movie Preview
One of the biggest summer movie seasons in memory is about to unspool. Of course, the report from last year wasn't encouraging. Despite the blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, box office was down and the movies were mostly a bust. But this year, the long line of blockbusters-to-be–even the sequels and remakes–are more promising and diverse than last year. The worst thing … [Read more...] about 2015 Summer Movie Preview
AMERICAN SNIPER New Movie Review
The opening scenes of Clint Eastwood's American Sniper are so pivotal, to the main character and our understanding of him, that Eastwood shows it to us twice. We're introduced to Navy SEAL and expert sniper Chris Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper) at a crucial moment: he's on a mission, has spotted a mother/son team about to ignite a bomb and is in a position to terminate them … [Read more...] about AMERICAN SNIPER New Movie Review