Spawn (1997) – Review
It’s too bad that Todd McFarlane’s Spawn was made back in 1997, and without the technological savvy and storytelling slickness
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Author: Jason Rugaard
A Time to Kill (1996) – Review
We used to go to the movies, and watch stories about people confronted with relatable obstacles or problems. Today, it’s
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City of Industry (1997) – Review
In the immediate post-Pulp Fiction world of the late nineties a rash of imitators quickly followed with the misbegotten intent
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The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) – Review
After Cannon films had run the Superman franchise into the ground and before Marvel’s cinematic universe emerged, there was an
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Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) – Review
I really loved the first Transformers movie. It was a sweet tale about a teenage boy who wanted a car
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The Mummy (2017) – Review
Tom Cruise presides over this 2017 reboot of the much re-made film that originated with Boris Karloff nearly 100 years
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The Founder (2017) – Review
Michael Keaton does a typically solid job as Ray Kroc in The Founder, a film that squanders a great Keaton
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Jason Bourne (2016) – Review
Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon return to the Bourne franchise after a one film hiatus in the series and their
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Alien: Covenant (2017) – Review
At 79 years old Ridley Scott is still making muscular, kinetic films. Any new Scott picture should be seen because
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Baywatch (2017) – Review
The big-screen adaptions of that 1990s television phenomenon, Baywatch, is one of the most mindless, shamelessly lazy films I’ve seen
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La La Land (2016) – Review
La La Land is a remarkable achievement in every category of filmmaking. It’s even more astounding when you consider that
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The Comedian (2016) – Review
Stand-up comics lead such colorful lives you’d think they would turn those into great movies. Up until this year there
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Star Trek Beyond (2016) – Review
Star Trek Beyond is as well crafted and entertaining as the previous sequels, but it’s also the goofiest and most
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Hands of Stone (2016) – Review
The Robert Duran bio-pic Hands of Stone wants to tell the story of the Panamanian pugilist, but keeps tripping over
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Paterson (2016) – Review
Taking on a Jim Jarmusch film is a lot like reading an abstract poem. Often the theme is hidden between
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