Thinking back on your high school days, most of the chaos seen in the latest iteration of Mean Girls is probably something you’ve not experienced. The turmoil and insanity from the mind of Tina Fey, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr, is an extension of Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book, Queen Bees and the [...]
A struggle exists in man; that struggle is not always good against evildoers. Humans have always wanted something more than they have. That ‘want’ is something intrinsic to our nature. In the case of Martin Scorsese’s latest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, there is a certain irony in the use of the word struggle. [...]
It is with a certain sense of irony that famed NFL quarterback Tom Brady recently announced his retirement from the NFL for a second time. It comes on the eve of the release of 80 for Brady. They were not timed together, to be sure. Paramount's marketing efforts timed Kyle Marvin’s film ahead of the [...]
Walking out of the theater from Robert Schwentke’s “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins,” I couldn’t help feeling a sense of coyness. For everything action-oriented about the story, there was a reserved feeling. The film is full of incredible spectacle and strongly defined characters whose arcs are carried to their logical conclusion, especially for an origin [...]
Paramount Pictures recently released a batch of parody ads for "Zoolander No. 2" ,a sexy new fragrance from former models Derek Zoolander and Hansel McDonald. In classic Zoolander fashion, he declares "Nothing attracts like the scent of No.2." "Zoolander 2", starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrel and Penelop Cruz, will be released Valentine's [...]
"10 Cloverfield Lane" starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr., is "a blood relative of Cloverfield" according to producer J.J. Abrams. But is it a sequel? The original "Cloverfield", released in 2008, is a found footage style horror film, featuring a giant monster that attacks New York City. The story follows six young residents after a night out [...]
