Fletch Lives (1989)
The original sequel to 1985’s hit comedy, Fletch, was originally meant to be based on the sixth of Gregory McDonald’s series of “Fletch” novels, “Fletch and the Man Who”, with a plot that would involve...
The original sequel to 1985’s hit comedy, Fletch, was originally meant to be based on the sixth of Gregory McDonald’s series of “Fletch” novels, “Fletch and the Man Who”, with a plot that would involve...
1980s / Comedy / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published November 11, 2019 · Last modified February 25, 2020
Peter Sellers, who played the bumbling yet highly effective Inspector Clouseau, died on July 24, 1980, and to whom Trail of the Pink Panther, which was released 2.5 years after his death, would be dedicated....
The premise of The Lighthouse is relatively simple: two men isolated indefinitely at a rocky island lighthouse some distance from the coast of New England go mad over time. If you really want to simplify...
James Cameron returns back to the franchise he created by producing and co-writing the original story upon which Terminator: Dark Fate is based. Although technically the sixth feature film in the franchise, this entry...
Will Smith stars as Henry Brogan, a top-notch sniper and skilled combat fighter working for a black ops government agency named Gemini, performing one last kill before retiring from the assassin business at the...
2010s / Drama / Superhero / Thriller / Uncategorized
by Vincent Leo · Published October 12, 2019 · Last modified October 15, 2019
Joker is a gritty, grimy, and nihilistic R-rated origin story on the classic “Batman” villain, directed by Todd Phillips from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Set in a crime-ridden Gotham City sometime...
First Blood is quintessential Reagan-era violent individualism, and one of the benchmark flicks that set the standard for most Hollywood action films for the next several years. Resonant in the American psyche, this first...
1980s / Action / Thriller / War
by Vincent Leo · Published September 23, 2019 · Last modified October 1, 2019
Originally, The Delta Force, which is the name of the special forces commando unit tasked with dealing with combating international terrorists and hostage situations, was going to be a film featuring both Chuck Norris and Charles...
Hustlers is a somewhat different take on the traditional crime film, ostensibly exploitative and glossy on the surface, but with some surprising themes to ponder underneath. This one is inspired by the real-life story,...
Hobbs & Shaw is a spinoff to the Fast & Furious series, putting together two of the more popular characters in the later stages of the series, mostly playing for laughs off of their competitive...
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