by Alan Yudman I write this on my MacBook Pro, while listening to music on my iPhone that I purchased through iTunes and occasionally checking the time on my Apple Watch. So, I am either a sycophant or an acolyte. Take your pick, I’ll admit to either when it comes to Apple and STEVE JOBS. … Continue reading STEVE JOBS
Month: October 2015
THE FINAL GIRLS
— by Jeff Schultz Meta is seldom betta. CABIN IN THE WOODS (the remake) meets THE LAKE HOUSE in this slasher genre sendup, which also functions nicely as a parable of loss and acceptance. More funny than scary, and surprisingly tame in the gore department, it benefits from a cast that can handle multiple layers … Continue reading THE FINAL GIRLS
BRIDGE OF SPIES
by Alan Yudman I had an interesting discussion with my father. He asked whether BRIDGE OF SPIES was Oscar worthy. It’s an interesting question. I gave the usual explanations that it’s hard to tell, it’s early, Oscar-bait films generally are released at the end of the year. Blah blah blah. Then I began telling him … Continue reading BRIDGE OF SPIES
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Trailer 3)
TERMINATOR: GENYSIS
Surprisingly not the turkey I was expecting, this one rises above the previous two but doesn't come close to the original or the second one. It's obvious while watching that the writers paid attention to the first two, because they take those stories and twist them into something new. But after the cool first hour, … Continue reading TERMINATOR: GENYSIS
BLACK MASS
For the first half hour, Mass feels like every other gangster movie ever made. Told from the perspective of the guy brought into the fold by the big boss, random beatings, etc. Then the story shifts to the shady relationship between big boss Whitey Bulger and the FBI and the movie takes off. Depp does … Continue reading BLACK MASS
SICARIO
by Alan Yudman When the audience sits in stunned silence at the end of a movie, you know you have just seen something special. That was the reaction of a fairly packed theater when i saw SICARIO. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, who helmed the outstanding PRISONERS a couple of years ago, SICARIO is two hours … Continue reading SICARIO
BLACK MASS
by Alan Yudman It has been three weeks since I saw BLACK MASS. That’s how long it has been rolling around in my head, while I try to figure out if it’s good, great or something far less. There’s no denying one thing. This is the best work Johnny Depp has done in years. He’s … Continue reading BLACK MASS
DR. KEN
— by Jeff Schultz As I sit and wait, and wait, for a movie I really want to see, or at least enough to go to so I can write a review, television is not only an acceptable substitute, it can be superior. But not always. Put it this way: There’s bad. There’s so bad … Continue reading DR. KEN
THE MARTIAN
by Alan Yudman After PROMETHEUS it looked liked Ridley Scott had jumped the shark or simply had forgotten how to make a good movie. Scott has found his mojo again with THE MARTIAN. Matt Damon is an astronaut who gets stranded on Mars when the crew is forced to evacuate the planet because of a … Continue reading THE MARTIAN
Hollywood and whine 