A critic recently stated that movie theaters are overloaded with examples of "Corporate Cinema" and little else. There's truth to that, especially in the thrill-seeking summer movie season. Between now and September, I'm not looking forward to catching the dueling look-how-hip-and-ultra-violent-we-are Baby Driver and Atomic Blonde. Nor the desperate, dueling Girls Gone Wild … [Read more...] about MauiTime Summer Movie Preview 2017
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE–ROGUE NATION New Movie Review
The best scenes in Mission: Impossible–Rogue Nation have not been spoiled by the coming attractions trailers, a nice surprise in an age where previews work overtime to summarize (rather than adequately promote) a movie. In fact, the much publicized bit with Tom Cruise hanging outside an airplane (a stunning but actually brief scene) comes at the very beginning and is a mere … [Read more...] about MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE–ROGUE NATION 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
Summer 2014 Movie Preview
It's been 25 years since the landmark Summer of Sequels swept America. The movie season of May-September 1989 had a then-record eight sequels in theaters (including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) and created lines that famously stretched far outside the theaters. Most memorably, Bat-Mania took over the world, as Tim Burton's Batman set the standard for the Comic Book … [Read more...] about Summer 2014 Movie Preview
First Light Film Festival Bonus: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR New Movie Review
Let's get it out of the way: this movie is three hours long, in French with English subtitles and has graphic sex scenes that resulted in an NC-17 rating. It caused a huge stir at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palm D'or (best picture award) and, since it's the story of two women in love, controversy has followed it everywhere. It's also wonderful, drew me in from … [Read more...] about First Light Film Festival Bonus: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR New Movie Review