The feature film adaptation of the television show The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is probably co-Writer-Director Guy Ritchie’s least edgy project, but it is also one of his most fun. Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: Fantastic Four (2015)
By now, you’ve probably heard about the terrible reviews that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four has been receiving. There are reports of Director Josh Trank being pulled off the film and key scenes being scrapped by the studio—lots of behind the scenes drama. However, is the film really that bad as all the reviews suggest? Well, yes and no. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation
The Mission: Impossible series has proven over the years to be fairly reliable in terms of quality. The first movie was solid, while the second was far shakier, but three had a great villain in Philip Seymour Hoffman and 2011’s Ghost Protocol marked a kind of renaissance for the series. Now with the fifth entry in the series, Rogue Nation, the message seems to be, “if ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Southpaw
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Sons of Anarchy’s Kurt Sutter, Southpaw features several great performances and some topnotch boxing scenes. However, does it bring anything new to the well-trodden genre? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Trainwreck
Comedienne Amy Schumer is the hot topic in comedy these days. Her show on Comedy Central, Inside Amy Schumer, is doing well and now it’s time for her big feature film breakout with Director Judd Apatow. But does Trainwreck deliver the goods or is it a disaster like its namesake? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Ant Man
Ant-Man was supposed to be part of Marvel Studios’ first slate of films along with Iron Man. It’s been in development since 2006 and was to be co-written and directed by Edgar Wright. None of these things happened, but did the loss of a unique auteur ruin the character for film forever? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Minions
Spinning out of the Despicable Me film series, the Minions have now arrived in their own film, aptly titled, Minions. Being that the little yellow guys are the best part of the Despicable films, this movie should be a home run, right? Well…. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Terminator: Genisys
Terminator: Genisys, the fifth in the Terminator series, is a strange film and it’s not just because the producers can’t spell genesis. As a big, dumb action movie, it’s entertaining enough, but the verbal gymnastics the actors have to go through to make sense of the convoluted plot beg the question: Should the Terminator franchise even be a thing? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Ted 2
Ted 2 tells the further adventures of the talking teddy bear. It also solidifies Seth MacFarlane as one of the laziest writers in Hollywood. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Dope
With Dope, Writer-Director Rick Famuyiwa introduces a likable young cast of characters, but is the movie he crafts around them actually dope or just dopey? Continue reading
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