This weekend the new movie, “Badland,” hits theaters and streaming platforms. Written and directed by Justin Lee, the film stars Kevin Makely. It’s a western, and it ticks all the boxes you would imagine a western would hit. But, is… Read More ›
Month: October 2019
Movie Review: “Terminator: Dark Fate”
There is a moment early on in “Terminator: Dark Fate” where anything seems possible; where it feels like the story truly could head anywhere. It is a false a hope; a lie. “Dark Fate,” the sixth entry in the “Terminator”… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Kill Team” (2019)
As sometimes the two things are confused, it must be stated that just because the story told in a movie is important, the movie is not automatically a “good” movie. In this case, no one would argue that the tale,… Read More ›
Worthwhile Spins (like “Galaxy Quest”) vs. “The Lion King” (2019)
There is nothing wrong with Disney going out and deciding that they’re going to remake every single movie they’ve ever made before. What is wrong is doing that without a specific, new, take on whatever movie it is they’re making…. Read More ›
Movie Review: “Zombieland: Double Tap”
It has been 10 years since the first “Zombieland” movie arrived on the big screen and not only have things changed in our world, they’ve changed within that of the franchise’s as well. Yes, the specifics are different what with… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Cyrano, My Love”
Watching the new movie “Cyrano, My Love” it is easy to recall the Oscar-winning “Shakespeare in Love.” After all, the latter is a tale about Shakespeare and his troubles writing “Romeo and Juliet” and the former is a tale about… Read More ›
The Pull of the B Movie
Neither “Crawl” nor “Night Hunter” are likely to win any awards, but the two thrillers grab you by the collar and don’t let go for the length of their run, and there’s something incredible to be said about that. Well,… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Gemini Man”
Writing about “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” I stated, ” The changes to the language of cinema Ang Lee has made with this work are not yet fully understood, nor codified.” I further referred to the movie as “an oddity.” Here… Read More ›
“1917” Cast and Crew Talk One-Take Film
I have gone to some good New York Comic-Con panels in the past, but hands-down, the one for “1917” is my all-time favorite. It was therefore extra rewarding that following the panel I got to chat one-on-one with two of… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Little Monsters”
At this point in time, if you’re going to make a zombie movie, you have to do something different with it. You can’t just have zombies attack a small group of holdouts in a shopping mall anymore. We have all… Read More ›
NYCC 19: “Lincoln” Rhyme and The Bone Collector
Once upon a time, way back in 1999, Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie starred in a movie called “The Bone Collector.” The film was based on the first novel in the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffrey Deaver and at the… Read More ›
NYCC 2019: “Are you Afraid of the Dark?” Again
I was a little too old to watch “Are you Afraid of the Dark?” the first time the series came around, but maybe I’m old enough once more now that the show is back for a miniseries airing on Nickelodeon… Read More ›
NYCC 2019: The Wonder of “1917”
Next Tuesday, the “Lass is More” podcast will be offering up one-on-one interviews with director Sam Mendes, cinematographer Roger Deakins, actor Dean-Charles Chapman, and actor George MacKay. The four individuals, along with co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and producer Pippa Harris, were… Read More ›
NYCC 2019: “The King’s Man” and “Free Guy”
It is always interesting watching the division of time when there is not one, but two (or more), projects being discussed during a single panel at a conference. It doesn’t really mean anything necessarily, it just always leaves me curious…. Read More ›
Movie Review: “Joker”
As an origin story, Todd Phillips’ “Joker” tells us exactly how the Clown Prince of Crime came to be (in this universe anyway). Co-written and directed by Phillips, the movie breaks down exactly what drives Joker to commit unparalleled acts… Read More ›
Movie Review: “In the Tall Grass”
It is all too rare that we see a movie not only establish an intriguing premise, but manage to carry the intrigue forward for the full running time. Written and directed by Vincenzo Natali (based on a novella by Stephen… Read More ›
“Mean Girls” Makes Fetch Happen
There are some movies which stand the test of time. I’m not quite suggesting that 15 years is that test, but it’s probably a pretty good approximation of the test for a high school movie. If such a film remains… Read More ›
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