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‘Rambo II’ (1985): The Dumbass Sequel that Defined a Franchise

Directed by: George P. Cosmatos || Produced by: Buzz Feitshans Screenplay by: James Cameron, Sylvester Stallone || Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson Music by: Jerry Goldsmith || Cinematography: Jack Cardiff || Edited by: Mark Goldblatt, Mark Helfrich || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 96 minutes In … Continue reading

‘It 2’ (2019): Bloated Hollywood Spectacle Reaches Its Breaking Point

Directed by: Andres Muschietti || Produced by: Barbara Muschietti, Dan Lin, Roy Lee Screenplay by: Gary Dauberman || Starring: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsgard Music by: Benjamin Wallfisch || Cinematography: Checco Varese || Edited by: Jason Ballantine || Country: United States || Language: English … Continue reading

‘The Wolfman’ (2010): Hollywood Overthinks Another Remake

Directed by: Joe Johnston || Produced by: Scott Stuber, Benicio del Toro, Rick Yorn, Sean Daniel Screenplay by: Andrew Kevin Walker, David Self || Starring: Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving Music by: Danny Elfman || Cinematography: Shelly Johnson || Edited by: Dennis Virkler, Walter Murch, Mark Goldblatt || Country: United States, … Continue reading

‘Reign of Fire’ (2002): One of the Weirder New Millennium Blockbusters

Directed by: Rob Bowman || Produced by: Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Dean Zanuck Screenplay by: Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, Kevin Peterka || Starring: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler Music by: Edward Shearmur, Brad Wagner, Mad at Gravity || Cinematography: Adrian Biddle || Edited by: Declan McGrath, … Continue reading

‘Signs’ (2002): Navigating the Hand of Fate

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan || Produced by: M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer Screenplay by: M. Night Shyamalan || Starring: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin Music by: James Newton Howard || Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto || Edited by: Barbara Tulliver || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Dark Phoenix’ (2019): The Audacity of Blockbuster Mediocrity

Directed by: Simon Kinberg || Produced by: Simon Kinberg, Hutch Parker, Lauren Shuler Donner Screenplay by: Simon Kinberg || Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Jessica Chastain Music by: Hans Zimmer || Cinematography: Mauro Fiore || Edited by: Lee Smith || Country: United States || Language: … Continue reading

‘King of the Monsters’ (2019): Awesome Monsters with Dumbass Fratboy Humor

Directed by: Michael Dougherty || Produced by: Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Brian Rogers, Mary Parent, Alex Garcia Screenplay by: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields || Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, Zhang Ziyi Music by: Bear McCreary … Continue reading

‘John Wick 3’ (2019): If Your Franchise Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

Directed by: Chad Stahelski || Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee Screenplay by: Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins, Marc Abrams || Starring: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Anjelica Huston, Ian McShane Music by: Tyler Bates, Joel J. Richard || Cinematography: Dan Laustsen || Edited by: Evan … Continue reading

Comparing and Contrasting ‘Infinity War’ (2018) and ‘Endgame’ (2019)

Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo || Produced by: Kevin Feige Screenplay by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely || Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh … Continue reading

‘Triple Frontier’ (2019): Netflix’s First Great Blockbuster

Directed by: J. C. Chandor || Produced by: Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, Andy Horwitz, Neal Dodson Screenplay by: Mark Boal, J. C. Chandor || Starring: Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Pedro Pascal Music by: Disasterpeace || Cinematography: Roman Vasyanov || Edited by: Ron Patane || Country: United States || Language: English, Spanish … Continue reading

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