Below is my ranking of the five movies in the "TERMINATOR" franchise: ( Read more... )

"TERMINATOR: GENISYS" (2015) Review

I have a confession to make. I am not a major fan of the "TERMINATOR" franchise. It has never been one of my favorite pop culture obsessions. In fact, I have never seen the "TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES" television series, aside from two or three episodes. But I have seen all of the franchise's movies, including its most recent one - "TERMINATOR: GENISYS". ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my top ten favorite movies released in 2013: ( Read more... )

Below are images from "WHITE HOUSE DOWN", the new action thriller. Directed by Roland Emmerich, the movie stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx: ( Read more... )

"THE GREAT GATSBY" (2013) Review

Before the release of Baz Luhrmann's recent adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, "The Great Gatsby", there have been three previous movie adaptations and a television movie version. None of these versions have been well received by the critics. Even this latest adaptation has been receiving mixed reviews. I must admit that I had been reluctant to see the movie, myself. But dazzled by the movie's MTV-style trailer, I decided to see it for the sake of the visual effects. ( Read more... )

"ZERO DARK THIRTY" (2012) Review

Following the release of her 2009 movie, "THE HURT LOCKER", director Kathryn Bigelow hit Oscar gold when the movie won Best Picture and she picked up a Best Director statuette. Three years later, Bigelow returned to the setting of the Middle East in this historical drama about the operation of the C.I.A. for the manhunt of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Quaeda whom the U.S. government held responsible for the terrorist attacks on this country in September 2001. ( Read more... )

"LAWLESS" (2012) Review

A Virginia-born writer named Matt Bondurant wrote a historical novel called "The Wettest County in the World" back in 2008. He based the novel on the exploits of his grandfather and two granduncles, who ran a massive moonshine operation during the later years of the Prohibition era, in the mountains of southwest Virginia. Four years later, a movie version of Bondurant's novel finally hit the movie screens at the end of the summer. ( Read more... )

Below are images from the new Depression era drama called "LAWLESS". Based upon Matt Bondurant's 2008 novel, "The Wettest County in the World", the movie was directed by John Hilcoat and stars Shia LaBepouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke and Guy Pearce: ( Read more... )

Below are photos from Michael Mann's 2009 crime drama about the last year in the life of 1930s bank robber, John Dillinger. The movie stars Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard: ( Read more... )