“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” Directed by Zack Snyder Holy crap, Batman…what a mess! I’m not going to waste too much of your time…or mine…on this whale of a bloated beast, so, briefly: Acting: Everyone in it is fine. … Continue reading “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
“Daredevil” – Season 2 (Netflix) Another Netflix series, another 13 hours of staring at the TV screen. And, unlike “House of Cards”, I was REALLY looking forward to spending half a day with Matt Murdock, aka The Devil of Hell’s … Continue reading “Daredevil” – Season 2 (Netflix)
“House of Cards” – Season 4 (Netflix) I hesitated…then I acquiesced…and I’m glad I did. I was not looking forward to this season. Not because Season 3 didn’t leave me wanting more – it did. No, my trepidation was exclusively … Continue reading “House of Cards” – Season 4 (Netflix)
“Ex Machina” Directed by Alex Garland I’m not a fan of horror films. At all. That is, unless they are as simply told AND as imaginative as “Ex Machina”. I’m aware most of you will laugh at me for even … Continue reading “Ex Machina”
“Vinyl” Created by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger & Terence Winter What a difference a week makes! Shoulda woulda coulda is what fan’s of the losing World Series team say, and it perfectly describes the pilot episode of the new HBO … Continue reading “Vinyl”
“45 Years” Directed by Andrew Haigh I put off watching this film until I literally had nothing else to watch. In fact, full disclosure, I watched it on my laptop on a plane on four hours sleep and with half … Continue reading “45 Years”
88th Annual Academy Awards My Predictions (what will win) & My Predilections (what should win) Prognosticators and columnists in the major entertainment rags are all abuzz as a result of such a wide variety of films taking home different awards. … Continue reading Jason’s 88th Annual Academy Awards Predictions & Predelictions
“Deadpool” Directed by Tim Miller This comedy is not for everyone…to put it mildly. But the people it IS for will really enjoy it. This film has the irreverent personality of “Trainwreck”, the action sequences of the Mission Impossible films … Continue reading “Deadpool”
“Cartel Land” Directed by Matthew Heineman Another Oscar-nommed documentary feature, “Cartel Land” is chock full of information about how the actions of Mexico’s drug cartels are regarded and dealt with, both within the municipalities they lord over, and by … Continue reading “Cartel Land”
“What Happened, Miss Simone” Directed by Liz Garbus As I’ve stated before, as a rule, feature documentaries fall in to one of the following three categories: Historical Journalism Political/Social Statement Pop Culture/”Whatever happened to?” Investigation When it comes to Oscar … Continue reading “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
The No Spoiler Critic 