I grew up with the old school Japanese Godzilla movies at the drive-in and then when the Original King Kong came out in 1976 with Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lang? Forget about it!! Now it’s all CGI and Green Screen and but I still enjoyed this one for what it was: A Titan Battle Royale (as did my kids!)

The scene with them staking out the beach with Ray’s daughter was hilarious. Been there done that when my daughter was that age. It’s interesting how Ray is changing this season, all for the better it seems.

Great Modern Crime Documentary. None of this would have been possible without Ross Ulbricht and The Silk Road. The only snag was getting busted. 🥴️

I remember reading an article about this guy Van Meegeren some time ago. Amazing story. Guy Pearce does a good job in this one.

Although nowhere close to the book, I liked it. It was a bare bones story about all the entanglements of the human condition with a post-apocalyptic/sci-fi backdrop!

Jimmy McGovern is a solid, no-nonsense writer not afraid to keep it real. Pair that with two amazing actors like Bean and Graham and I am looking forward to this one.

Not a lot of semi-historically accurate movies made about European Political Terrorism of the 70’s and 80’s but this French Production from 2010 with Edward Ramirez is definitely one of them. Great script and cast. Recommend watching Munich, The Baader-Meinhof Complex and 7 Days in Entebbe as well.

This is a prequel to Detective Inspector Irene Huss that ran from 2007-2011. Both are lightweight Swedish police procedurals.

Not bad for the BBC. The writing, cast and directing were all top notch. Tahar Rahim knocks it out of the park as usual as the grifter/psychopath/mickey slipper. I was equally impressed with Billy Howle as well. My only complaint about the series was the back and forth chronology. There are better ways to tell a story than playing Time Bandits for 8 hours.

That was pretty awful for a Guy Ritchie film.
Juvenile script, wooden acting (My God can Andy Garcia take any more terrible roles?) Statham delivered as usual but as it has been pointed out, the poor guy has been type cast and now is relegated to the awful fate of being a multi-millionaire action star, there are worst things in life I guess. What is really bad is I bet the 2004 French film this is based on is a better watch.

This one is not going to win an awards; basic script, basic characters and some amateur actors, but it’s Clint Eastwood at 91 years young and most likely his last movie, so take it for what it is worth: An acting legend at the end of his career saying Goodbye the only way he knows how. This is where the cowboy rides away. (BTW, I think that’s the same 1978 suburban that was used in the movie Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges).

One of the qualities of a GREAT script or any story for that matter is when the reader find themselves CARING about the character’s well being. This was a really touching episode in that regard. Well Done!

Based on the 1968 novel by Yoram Kaniuk, this is Holocaust fiction at it’s finest. The script does the novel justice and the amazing performances by Goldblum and Defoe anchor it. Like Vonnegut, Kaniuk explored the gruesome themes of war like survivor guilt with both empathy and dark humor.

Gary has serious issues.

One of my favorite Hackman films.
It’s a real shame the late, great Chuck Taylor was not given screen credit for the screenplay even though he contributed large parts of his experiences in 1 Btn, 11th Infantry Recon Team Arizona (LRRP Team in Vietnam).

Really outstanding series.

Really great example of a minimalist French crime thriller with some noir characteristics thrown in. Not a big budget, but definitely a great script and decent acting. Wrath of Man is a good example of dumbing down a script for Millennial ADHD consumption. :)

Not a bad biopic of one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Rhys Ifans did a good job portraying his fellow Welshman but I really think a raving drunk Malkovich would have been much more interesting to watch as Thomas.

The director, Elem Klimov once said Come and See was more auto-biographical in nature than any of his other films. He was born in Stalingrad in 1933 and was eight years old when the Germans invaded, so the horrors portrayed in the film were based on his childhood memories.

I watch this movie a few times a year as a reminder of what it means to be “True to Thyself”. It’s Heartfelt, funny, sad and most of all, Honest.

In Harvey Keitel’s vast catalog, this one rates pretty far down on the list for me (Bad Lieutenant is one of my all time favorites of his), But Honestly this movie would not be worth watching without Keitel. The script is lazy, even for an L.A. neo-noir, but as always, My Marine brother Keitel does it justice in the end.

Superb ending to a well written tale of corruption, murder, survival and maybe a measure of justice too. Peter Mullan is such a damn fine actor, really wish he could have had a bigger part in this one.

77th Anniversary of D-Day. Take a moment today and Remember the Sacrifice.

Along with War Witch and Beast of No Nation this is one of the best movies about African Child Soldiers ever done. Realistic, Gritty and Unflinching.

An oldie but goodie from Sidney Lumet, I must have watched this gritty corrupt cop caper over a dozen times over the years. It is Based on the book by the former Supreme Court Justice of Manhattan, Edwin Torres, who also wrote Carlito’s Way. Nolte and Assante are powerful in this one.

Too bad they cancelled this one, it had promise. Unlike series like Frontier which are filled with terrible accents and simple storylines, this one had a really original script.

Utter garbage. Tom Clancy would roll over in his grave and vomit at this PC POS. Not sure what Taylor Sheridan was trying to do but this was nowhere near the quality of script he is known for. I hear Jack Ryan Season 3 is on tap for early 2022 so maybe it will not suck (Knock on wood).

Ralph Fiennes is a superb actor and he really did this amazing multi-dimensional historical drama justice. 5/5