by Kushal Joshi. For a remake to be different, but still the same, and yet better, requires some finesse. Stiller appears to have successfully developed this delicate touch during his years of acting and directing. For me The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is his best creation to date. No… Read more →
Breaking many Hollywood-movie-cookie-cutter-templates, Affleck takes the chair and directs a pulsing masterpiece of historic filmmaking. In brief: During the hostage crisis (1979-1981) 6 US embassy escaped from a backdoor. The Canadian Ambassador took them in temporarily. The CIA exfil specialist Tony Mendez (Affleck) was then asked to advised on this… Read more →
Hey, this isn't a movie trailer but it damn well should be. There's an insight here into the mature, darkened stories as they are in more recent DC comics. Something else that strikes a cord is how much more human these characters seem - even the dark and twisted Superman.… Read more →
An initial thought that may arise: "Wasn't Spidey a done deal?" Maybe. See, Spider-Man's been around for over 50 years. That means some producer can't just come along and pretend there's a new 'interpretation' where Spidey grows silk from his wrists (Yes, I know the Disassembled comics showed this ability… Read more →
Following one of the most dramatic Guy-Ritchiesque trailers and the (now) legendary rise to fame of the late Stieg Larsson, TGWTDT (to give it it's full initials) had high expectations. To give it a fair trial one must refrain from watching the Swedish film of the same name and/or… Read more →