Very much against popular consensus, I have always preferred Carlito’s Way (1993) to Scarface (1983). Don’t get me wrong – both films are …

Watching the trailer for William Friedkin’s final film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) made me think of two tragically undervalued f…

Realism is overrated. I watch films because I want to escape from reality, not to be reminded of it. My sentiments on this subject are par…

I will forever admire Vin Diesel for picking a fight with Universal and leveraging the rights to the Riddick franchise against a cameo app…

Binge-watched the superb and thoroughly comprehensive documentary series Dear Mama (2023) on Disney+ the other day. I first found out abou…

I adore Andy Garcia. He made The Godfather Part III (1990) a worthy threequel, out-Clooney’d George Clooney in The Ocean's Trilogy, and do…

It’s been almost six years, and I am still in complete shock over the sudden death of Bill Paxton. Paxton was a total badass who always br…