I use Jason Statham’s WILD CARD to explain why low-budget straight-to-video action films are better than stuff that makes it to the theater.
Tag Archives: stealth cinema
Spot the Difference: ACTS OF VIOLENCE and ACTS OF VENGEANCE
I parse the differences between ACTS OF VIOLENCE (with Willis) and ACTS OF VENGEANCE (with Banderas).
Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Myers square off in BLACK BUTTERFLY
“Banderas expresses the joy of acting even when he is giving a measured performance. His brooding has zeal to it…”
Even Calm Ice Melts: MISCONDUCT
“As it stands, MISCONDUCT is mostly interesting in how it ill-uses institutions such as Hopkins and Pacino…”
Pierce Brosnan, Guy Pearce and Minnie Driver grapple with the truth in SPINNING MAN
For Pierce Brosnan’s birthday, a loot back at a good, overlooked recent film of his.
A Terminal Case: Johnny Depp in THE PROFESSOR
Johnny Depp on his best behavior, unfortunately.
Movie Crush: A Review of MOMENTUM and an Appreciation of Olga Kurylenko
Olga Kurylenko, My Movie Crush.
Stealth Cinema: The Shadow Careers of Our Favorite Actors
My first piece on “stealth cinema,” low-budget films with A-List actors, republished.
The Secret Art of Light Comedy, and the Secret Release of THE REWRITE
With Fast and the Furious 7 making something like 500 million dollars worldwide in four days, it’s no surprise that Hugh Grant’s genial romantic comedy The Rewrite was unceremoniously dumped: A Video-On-Demand release coupled with a token one-week stay in a Manhattan theater purely for contractual reasons, followed by a DVD release so bankrupt I couldn’tContinue reading “The Secret Art of Light Comedy, and the Secret Release of THE REWRITE”
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