Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

2020 DC Films/Warner Bros. Pictures/LuckyChap Entertainment/Kroll & Co. Entertainment Clubhouse Pictures Directed by Cathy Yan Produced by Margot Robbie/Bryan Unkeless/Sue Kroll Written by Christina Hodson Based on “Birds of Prey” by Jordan B. Gorfinkel/Chuck Dixon Harley Quinn created by Paul Dini/Bruce Timm Music by Daniel Pemberton Cinematography by Matthew Libatique Edited by Jay Cassidy/Evan Schiff […]

The Rise of Skywalker

2019 Lucasfilm/Bad Robot Productions/Walt Disney Studios Directed by J.J. Abrams Produced by Kathleen Kennedy/Michelle Rejwan/J.J. Abrams Screenplay by Chris Terrio/J.J. Abrams Story by Derek Connolly/Colin Trevorrow/Chris Terrio/J.J. Abrams Based on characters created by George Lucas Music by John Williams Cinematography by Dan Mindel Edited by Maryann Brandon/Stefan Grube First off, we need to get one […]

Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

2019 Seven Bucks Production/Chris Morgan Productions/Universal Pictures Directed by David Leitch Produced by Dwayne Johnson/Jason Statham/Chris Morgan/Hiram Garcia Screenplay by Chris Morgan/Drew Pearce Story by Chris Morgan Music by Tyler Bates Cinematography by Jonathan Sela Edited by Christopher Rouse Two thoughts occurred to me about an hour into FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW. […]

Transformers: A Mark Bousquet Review

(2017) Hasbro/Di Bonaventura Pictures/Huahua Media/Weying Galaxy/The H Collective/Paramount Pictures Directed by Michael Bay Produced by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Tom DiSanto, Don Murphy, Ian Bryce Screenplay by Art Markum, Matt Holloway, Ken Nolan Story by Akiva Goldsman, Art Markum, Matt Holloway Ken Nolan Based on “Transformers” by Hasbro Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Josh […]

John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum

2019 Thunder Road Pictures/87Eleven Productions/Summit Entertainment Directed by Chad Stahelski Produced by Basil Iwanyk/Eric Lee Screenplay by Derek Kolstad/Shay Hatten/Chris Collins/Marc Abrams Story by Derek Kolstad Music by Tyler Bates/Joel J. Richard Cinematography by Dan Laustsen Edited by Evan Schiff There’re many things I like about the “John Wick” series but the one thing near […]

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017 Summit Entertainment/Thunder Road Pictures/87Eleven Productions Directed by Chad Stahelski Produced by Basil Iwanyk/Erica Lee Written by Derek Kolstad Music by Tyler Bates/Joel J. Richard Cinematography by Dan Laustsen Edited by Evan Schiff The first “John Wick” movie has astounding action, outrageous fight scenes, enough Gun Fu to satisfy John Woo and truly amazing stunts. […]

Black Panther

2018 Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Directed by Ryan Coogler Produced by Kevin Feige Written by Ryan Coogler/Joe Robert Cole Based on “Black Panther” created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Music by Ludwig Goransson Cinematography by Rachel Morrison Edited by Michael P. Shawver/Debbie Berman The day BLACK PANTHER hit movie theaters was the day I […]

Foxy Brown

1974 American International Pictures Written and Directed by Jack Hill Produced by Buzz Feitshans Costumes for Pam Grier Created and Designed by Ruthie West Music Composed, Conducted, Arranged and Produced by Willie Hutch Cinematography by Brick Marquard Edited by Chuck McClelland FOXY BROWN wasn’t the first Pam Grier movie I saw. That would be “The […]

Suicide Squad

2017 DC Entertainment/Warner Bros./RatPac-Dune Entertainment/Atlas Entertainment Written and Directed by David Ayer Produced by Charles Roven/Richard Suckle Based on characters from DC Comics Music by Steven Price Cinematography by Roman Vasyanov Edited by John Gilroy Ask me what my favorite comic book of the 1980s was and there’s a better than 90% chance I’ll say […]

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

2012 20th Century Fox Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Tim Burton and Jim Lemley Screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith based on his novel “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” Music by Henry Jackman Cinematography by Caleb Deschanel Edited by William Hoy Two things before I jump into this review: 1) I’ve read on the Internet […]