Have you ever seen a film that was both too rushed and too slow? A film that undoes the stellar approach to how its franchise previously melded character and action? A film that runs out of inspiring, emotional pull before the first act is over? Director Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE is all of these things. Wisps of humor add a fun zing, but its intensifying, aggressively poor qualities bog down … [Read more...]
REVIEW: SILENCE – Mission Impossible
Iconic director Martin Scorsese is no stranger to religious movies. Not only has he tackled the un-PC topic of religion, but most of the other films on his resume are akin to religious experiences for cinephiles. Back in 1988, the Catholic auteur caught heaps of flack from religious institutions over his portrayal of Jesus Christ in THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, which showed the Son of God in … [Read more...]
REVIEW: BLEED FOR THIS – Raging Bullsh*t
The main goal in a sports film – especially a film about boxing – is to get you to care about the underdog at the center of the tale. Whether it be a comeback, a star on the rise, a fall from grace, or a bittersweet last breath, it only has to connect with its audience to find success. In that regard, director Ben Younger’s BLEED FOR THIS is a failure. While it has two characters in the fight of … [Read more...]
