Review: Dr. Strangelove Four times the Coogan. If anyone is going to stage Stanley Kubrick’s legendary black comedy, it’s hard to imagine a better creative pairing than Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan. Their most famous collaboration may revolve around...
Supreme Spell-Casting – Wicked (Film Review) It’s not easy being green. Once in a while, a film comes along that justifies the work, effort, hype and anticipation. Wicked is one of those, just about. It’s a sumptuous sugary explosion of style and...
Struggles To Fill An Arena — Gladiator II Review We’re gonna need a bigger Coliseum The success of Gladiator in 2000 inspired a host of sword and sandal pretenders, but none came close to the film that returned Ridley Scott to the director’s top...
Megalopolis — We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Folly Francis Ford Coppola has a story to tell. There comes a time… When it’s really difficult to rate a film. But if anyone can make that challenge of measuring folly and genius feel good, it’s going to be...
Twisters — The Path Of A Finely-Tuned Blockbuster What comes around... Refreshingly not a legacy sequel, Twisters is just one of those good, old-fashioned late sequels, bringing 2024 CGI to add more twister to the 1996 original. We meet the plucky team led...