The film rights for Steve Alten's 1997 novel "MEG" were purchased almost immediately, and spent years (decades!) bouncing between different screenwriter, producers, and directors. We'll never get to see the Hard-R version Eli Roth was pushing for, but instead, we now have a PG-13 version by the director of "National Treasure" which gives us exactly [...]
Youtube personality, turned stand-up comedian, turned Writer/Director, Bo Burnham, has crafted a coming-of-age story about an 8th Grade girl struggling with defining her identity. There are many "coming-of-age" films out there, but "Eighth Grade" stands apart. Its insight not only into the life of a middle-schooler but the impact social media plays in their lives. [...]
The pitch for "Skyscraper" had to be an easy sell. "We've got The Rock. Now imagine him as a John McClain type, but with only one leg! He's disabled! And he has to limp his way through a colossal conflagration to save his family! It's like "Die Hard" mixed with "The Towering Inferno" and a touch [...]
Hollywood is always in search of it's next Golden Goose, a franchise that will keep people coming back for more. This has spawned countless sequels, spin-offs, reboots, and remakes in a desperate effort to establish some form of reliable fanbase. While there have been some highly enjoyable films spawned from this money-making-machine, the results are [...]
There's one thing that's accurate in the marketing for the followup to 2015's "Jurassic World", it's the subtitle of "Fallen Kingdom" as this entry hits a new low for the franchise. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I have a great fondness for Dinosaurs, in fact, I even own one. I also have an unreasonable [...]
At first glance, the trailer for "Hotel Artemis" could be mistaken for the "John Wick" spin-off series "The Continental." Both feature a special criminals-only hotel that offers safety, medical attention, and rules to protect the patrons from each other. But that's about where the comparisons end. "Hotel Artemis" takes place during a night one decade in [...]
A conversation that has been coming up a lot amongst my fellow cinephiles is "What do you define as scary?" The conversation spawns from people asking either "What's the scariest movie you've seen" or "Is particular movie as scary as everyone says?" There was even a wonderful panel that touched on these subjects at the Phoenix [...]
Even as a child watching "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood", I could sense there was something different about him, something special. At that age, and through adolescence, it was nearly impossible to define. Each 30-minute episode shared with him felt comfortable. As an adult, thoughts of his Neighborhood and Make-Believe Land were pushed back into the section of [...]
Enter to win a pair of passes to the advance screening of OCEAN'S 8 Monday, June 4th Regal Red Rock 7pm Follow the link below to enter http://www.wbtickets.com/CFLVO8 Five years, eight months, 12 days...and counting. That’s how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it’s [...]
Phoenix! Grab your passes before they're gone! Screening Date: Wednesday, May 30th Location: Harkins Tempe Marketplace Time: 7:00 PM Pass Link: https://goo.gl/forms/qhHlHs5Uv5pRiNIw1 Rating: R for strong violence, grisly images, and language ABOUT THE FILM After his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, PROMETHEUS) is approached by a billionaire [...]
