Color Out of Space
Having been burned out by the studio system after his firing from the 1996 disaster "The Island of Dr. Moreau", filmmaker Richard Stanley ("Hardwire", "Dust Devil") has maintained a quiet [...]
The Gentlemen
“The Gentlemen” is the most recent addition to the canon of British gangster/caper films that made Guy Ritchie a household name, beginning way back in 1999 with “Lock, Stock and [...]
Les Misérables (2019)
The Oscar nominated French film "Les Misérables" may share the same title of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, but it's far from an adaptation or retelling. Rather, it's a harrowing reworking [...]
Dolittle
Picture this in your mind: an energetic, rowdy kid is running throughout the house without a care in the world. Because he’s not really paying attention to what [...]
Bad Boys For Life
"Bad Boys" was released in 1995 and was seen as something of a stepping stone for the culture. Starring two up-and-comers in sitcom stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith -- [...]
The Best Films of 2019-Editors’ Choice
2019 Year in Cinema The 2010s will always hold a special place in my heart as the decade when I developed my love of the movies and my passion for [...]
The 100 Best Films of the 2010s
Due to living in a time when online discussion of cinema tends to focus exclusively on the “film of the week”, just so individuals can feel as if they are [...]
Underwater
Deep below the surface of the ocean, within the Mariana Trench, the Tian cooperation is drilling the sea floor for resources. Among the crew of this complex rig is Nora [...]
1917
While Sam Mendes' latest film, the harrowing, visceral, and technically mind-blowing war picture "1917", brings a lot of attention to itself with Mendes showcasing the entire picture in one continuous [...]
The Best Films of 2019 – Robert Butler
2019 Year in Cinema How could anyone think cinema is dead when so many films this year were exceptional? Quite a few were masterpieces--some were overpraised, a handful were formally [...]