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Last Christmas (2019) – Review

April 7, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Emilia Clarke, Emma Thompson, Henry Golding, Last Christmas, michelle yeoh, paul feig

Last Christmas is a big letdown from coming from the talented Emma Thompson and creative force, Paul Feig. The story,

Drama Reviews

The Kitchen (2019) – Review

April 6, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Andrea Berloff, Bill Camp, Brian d'Arcy James, common, Domhnall Gleeson, Elisabeth Moss, James Badge Dale, Margo Martindale, melissa mccarthy, The Kitchen, Tiffany Haddish

The Kitchen is a movie that desperately wants to be taken seriously and it’s almost impossible to do so. There

Action Reviews SciFi

Gemini Man (2019) – Review

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Ang Lee, Clive Owen, Gemini Man, mary elizabeth winstead, will smith

Director Ang Lee has once again proved that at this stage in his career he’s only interested in providing cinematic

Comedy Reviews

Blast from the Past (1999) – Review

April 4, 2020April 5, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, alicia silverstone, Blast from the Past, brendan fraser, Christopher Walken, Dave Foley, Sissy Spacek

Blast from the Past is exactly the movie we need right now. As I write this review it’s late-March 2020

Comedy Reviews

The Honeymooners (2005) – Review

April 3, 2020April 5, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2005, Cedric the Entertainer, Eric Stoltz, Gabrielle Union, john leguizamo, John Schultz, Mike Epps, Regina Hall, The Honeymooners

The rush to remake hit television shows into movies ended unmagnanimously with this ill-conceived big-screen adaption of the Jackie Gleason

Horror

Countdown (2019) – Review

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2019, Anne Winters, Countdown, Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, Tom Segura.

Countdown is a horror film that somewhat successfully mixes the supernatural and technology. It begins with a captivating opening sequence

Family Reviews

James and the Giant Peach (1996) – Review

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, David Thewlis., Henry Selick, J. Stephen Coyle, James and the Giant Peach, Jane Leeves, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes, Paul Terry, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Dreyfuss, Simon Callow, Steven Culp, Susan Sarandon

Ronald Dahl’s wonderful children’s book, once thought un-filmable, is brought to the big screen in a magical effort that is

Comedy Family Reviews SciFi

Stay Tuned (1992) – Review

March 24, 2020June 28, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1992, Bob Dishy, David Tom, Eugene Levy, Heather McComb, Jeffrey Jones, John Ritter, Joyce Gordon, Pam Dawber, peter hyams, Stay Tuned

The odd concoction that is Stay Tuned doesn’t work as well as it should. The film has a great premise

Reviews

Desperate Measures (1998) – Review

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Andy Garcia, Barbet Schroeder, brian cox, Desperate Measures, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Keaton

Desperate Measures starts out with a preposterous scene and then continues to ratchet up the absurdity until the movie becomes

Drama Reviews

True Crime (1999) – Review

March 8, 2020June 28, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Bernard Hill, clint eastwood, Denis Leary, Diane Venora, Isaiah Washington, james woods, LisaGay Hamilton, Michael McKean, True Crime

Clint Eastwood strikes out with the thriller True Crime, a maudlin adaptation of the bestselling novel. Despite a handful of

Drama Reviews

Rosewood (1997) – Review

March 7, 2020June 16, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Bruce McGill, Catherine Kellner, don cheadle, Elise Neal, Esther Rolle, John Singleton, Jon Voight, Loren Dean, Rosewood, ving rhames

Rosewood is the most overlooked film in the career of late filmmaker John Singleton. After establishing himself with his Academy

Drama Reviews

Gangs of New York (2002) – Review

March 6, 2020March 23, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2002, cameron diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, leonardo dicaprio, martin scorsese

Martin Scorsese’s sprawling and richly detailed ode to New York circa 1860 is an aggressive masterpiece. The film’s release was

Drama Reviews

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) – Review

February 14, 2020June 15, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1997, Alison Eastwood, Irma P Hall, Jack Thompson, john cusack, jude law, kevin spacey, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Paul Hipp, The Lady Chablis

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is director Clint Eastwood’s second consecutive book-to-film adaption. After finding commercial and

Comedy Reviews

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) – Review

February 13, 2020June 1, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Heather Graham, jay roach, Michael York, Mike Myers, Mindy Sterling, Rob Lowe, Robert Wagner, seth green, Verne Troyer

In the pantheon of great comedy sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ranks high. This is the rare

Reviews SciFi

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) – Review

February 11, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1996, David Thewlis., Marlon Brando, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Val Kilmer

The Island of Dr. Moreau is, undoubtedly, one of the worst films of 1996. The backstage drama between stars, a