Movie Review: Small Town Crime

2017 brought along with it a resurgence of surprisingly good, gritty, 70’s-esque crime dramas.  Like “Shot Caller” and “Brawl in Cell Block 99”, “Small Time Crime” fits nicely into this category, but exchanges some of the brutal violence in the former two with dry, awkward humor. Mike Kendall (John Hawkes) is an ex-cop and full-time [...]

By |2019-03-11T17:02:59-07:00January 21st, 2018|Movie Reviews, Reviews|1 Comment

Movie Review: “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

Without doubt, Writer/Director Luc Besson is a very talented artist.  He’s brought us some memorable and entertaining films including La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element, and Léon: The Professional.  However there seems to be a negative correlation between the size of the budget and the quality of his screenplay.  With this is mind it’s been [...]

By |2019-03-11T17:03:54-07:00July 21st, 2017|Movie Reviews, Reviews|0 Comments