Cinematic Sommelier
4.5
On par with “The Room” in the quality department. So bad it’s kind of entertaining film making. Shout-out to Shudder and “The Last Drive-In” for digging this gem out of the depths of the archives. (They had to actually find an editor to finish the film because they never finished it back in the day.) The movie about killer wild hogs that no one ever asked for, during the killer swine craze of never. A Shudder classic.
7.1
Well, get ready to say “what the hell?!?!” a lot. Like, the whole time. Suspenseful, horrifying, and just plain strange. A great performance by Haley Bennett as she slowly loses her mind and reclaims her sanity at the same time. Definitely a love story gone very, very wrong. Still not quite sure I had my head wrapped around this one when the credits rolled.
8.7
Spike Lee, one of the great directors of our time, at the height of his powers. A tale of friendship, service, pain, family, the often complicated nature of humanity. All wrapped in a history lesson. You can always count on walking away from a Spike Lee film with a lesson and some things to think about. The film is also gorgeous both in setting and how it is shot. A mix of “Last Vegas” and “Apocalypse Now.” A lot of film to take in, but well worth the runtime.
6.8
Typical Lonely Island hijinks. The life and times of an amateur daredevil. Isla Fisher as the Darla to these not so little rascals. Strap in and get ready to inappropriately laugh for a couple hours and sophomoric humor at its finest.
8.3
The original, the legend! (Well, after the disaster films of the 70’s became a parody of themselves and took a siesta for a little over a decade.)
Nothing like the backdrop of mass destruction for a good old fashioned love story. *cough* Titanic *cough* These tornadoes have a vendetta for Jo’s family that would make the shark from JAWS blush.
A classic 90’s action blockbuster that will keep you on the edge of your seat for the duration. A beautiful display of the power of nature, and the effect it has on the people who directly experience it. Inspiring a generation of disaster films to follow.
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 