Director Michael Bay made his filmmaking debut with Bad Boys 25 years ago and, with that medium-sized but exhilarating sleeper and the enjoyable The Rock, looked like a Tony Scott clone to watch for. Instead, with the release of Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and four rancid Transformers abominations, Bay solidified his reputation as America’s worst filmmaker. Bay’s gargantuan, … [Read more...] about ‘Bad Boys for Life’ New Movie Review: It’s somewhere between desperate and guilty pleasure
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‘Gemini Man’ New Movie Review: Will Smith and cutting edge CGI can’t save this script
In the mid-’90s there were two high concept screenplays that were much discussed and in demand to be made within the Hollywood studio system. One was called “The Ticking Man,” set in the near future, about a man who wakes up, finds a bomb has been surgically planted in his chest, and has one hour to stop the explosion from happening. I recall Bruce Willis’ name being thrown … [Read more...] about ‘Gemini Man’ New Movie Review: Will Smith and cutting edge CGI can’t save this script
SUICIDE SQUAD New Movie Review
In the DC Comics movie universe, a world where Superman is dead and Batman is on the prowl, a cluster of incarcerated villains has been sent on a mission. The motley crew of super-powered criminals includes Deadshot (Will Smith) and the disturbed Harley Quinn (Margot Robie), whose romance with The Joker (Jared Leto) is her motivation and downfall. Allegedly written and … [Read more...] about SUICIDE SQUAD New Movie Review