Movie Reviews

George Miller released the original Mad Max way back in 1979, using a ridiculously low budget and a little known future star named Mel Gibson.  With it’s insane stunts and over the top action it …

When Marvel brought us The Avengers, it was arguably the biggest movie ever made.  Biggest when you consider the number of star actors involved, the combination of so many multi-million dollar blockbuster franchises and the …

Deus Ex Machina: a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome. The ‘deus’ of course means god or diety, the ‘ex’ means from our out-of, …

I love Detroit.  It’s the city that I live, and work, and it’s home to many of my favorite places and things.  It’s a city that is a husk of it’s old self, but is …

Sex equals death. The idea that young adults having sex in a horror movie being a death sentence is a common and accepted stereotype. It was commonly used in the horrors of the 80’s and …

Will Smith hasn’t been very busy lately.  He’s been quiet since 2008 basically, with a brief reemergence to make Men In Black 3 and the critical failure that was After Earth.  It looks like he’s …

Kingsman: The Secret Service has been called a spy movie spoof.  It’s not that.  Right from the get go, it’s clear that Kingsman is more like a spy movie on crack.  The very first scene …

It took close to half a century to get a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr. made. One of the most influential men in the history on our world, whose words have been immortalized and …

Every year there are a number of films and actors who get snubbed at the Academy Awards.  I only complain when it’s really, really egregious because the fact is, when you’re talking about a snubbed …