Ant-Man (2015)

Marvel’s other big 15 summer flick “ The Avengers: Age of Ultron ” was so dense with heroes and villains, watching it near requir…

Pixels (2015)

“Pixels”   has a ridiculously great premise that vibes perfect 1980s action/comedy: Aliens attack Earth using as weapons massive …

Trainwreck (2015)

It happens even before she appears on screen. Amy Schumer is a film star. The comedian stars and holds writing credit on “Trainwr…

The Expendables 3 (2014)

“The Expendables” brings back Sylvester Stallone and his action pals (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Jason Statham) for more grin…

The Terminator (1984)

The special effects in James Cameron’s “The Terminator” have aged terribly. Stop motion jitters. Robo Arnold Schwarzenegger head…

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

I have a love/hate thing with the Wachowski siblings Andy and Lana (ne Larry). “ Matrix ”? One of the best action films ever. Seq…

Film Round Up, Part IV

Another quick dive through several films I've watched recently...  Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) –- clunky ti…

Visual & Sound Diary: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Director: Francis Ford Coppola DoP: Vittorio Storaro Composer: Carmine & Francis Coppola Winner of both Best Sound and Best C…