Broken Glass Glass considers that comic books cannot exist. Sarah Paulson’s character refuses to acknowledge their existence; they need to be fantasy, a disease, as represented by three interconnected …
Shattered As a pair, Unbreakable and Split delivered a sharp, “life imitates art” conceit. Comic books represent life – social issues, injustice, moral right – and M. Night Shyamalan’s …
Mental Monkey’ing Twelve Monkey’s first act takes place in one “those” movie mental hospitals. Oil-based paint is drying and cracking on the walls. Patients rock back and forth over …
Yes, Death Over this Movie If Death Wish premiered on NRA TV instead of US theaters, that would shock few people. There’s a scene in the first 20-minutes where, …
Dying Hard in 4K NYPD officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) comes to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife. She’s a career woman. He didn’t approve. Die Hard becomes …
Bada Boom Bthankful for director Luc Besson. The Fifth Element doesn’t look like a corporate movie studio’s product. It’s too idiosyncratic, too bizarre, too outrageous to fit into a …
Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton & Cate Blanchett Team Up in this Entertaining Caper Barry Levinson of Rain Man fame directs this charming, comedic crime caper. Two charismatic bank …
Violence, lust, murder, and gambling. It’s still Sin City. Sin City’s mosaic storytelling lacks the same tug in Dame to Kill For, loosening the allure of this voraciously adult, …