SPIDER-MAN movies are pretty critic proof, either you are “in” and will go see the latest installment of Spidie’s adventures (in this case SPIDERMAN: BRAND NEW DAY) or you are not. There are very few people on the fence. So, if you are on the fence, check out this installment in the Spider-man (and MCU) franchises - it’s very entertaining. Do you need to do homework for this film? Not really. It will behoove you to watch the previous installment, SPIDERMAN: NO WAY HOME, bu

Everyone has a film that is beloved by everyone…except them. For me, one of these films is the Coen Bros.’ THE BIG LEBOWSKI. I’ve only viewed it once (and that was probably 25 years ago) and I thought it was “fine”, but nothing special. One of the reasons for my retrospective on Coen Bros. films is that it would be an excuse to revisit this film to see if my “meh” reaction to it still stands. Well…I am here to tell you that it does not…my view on this film has change and I no

They sure don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Harking back to the giant “Sword and Sandals” epics of the likes of Cecil B. DeMille in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, Academy Award winning Director (for OPPENHEIMER) Christopher Nolan eschewed CGI to film most of the scenes in his adaptation of Homer’s epic poem THE ODYSSEY practically, turning this film into a visceral experience that one can feel. And…boy…did he succeed. Starring Matt Damon (GOOD WILL HUNTING) as Odysseus the

Let’s get this out of the way at the top - the Coen Bros.’ 1996 masterpiece FARGO is in my top 10 List of All Time Favorite films and this most recent rewatch has only solidified it’s place on the list. Supposedly, a “true story” (it’s not), FARGO tells the tale of a hapless Car Salesman (William H. Macy) who hires two equally hapless hitmen (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife. When things take a tragic turn, a small town Minnesota Sheriff (Frances McDormand