This is not just one more big city with skyscrapers being torn apart by Marvel or Transformer characters fighting. This is a human scale small town surrounded by cornfields getting smashed by Mother Nature in scenes that are becoming depressingly more common as our climate continues to change for the worse.
David Ayer's “FURY”
Inglourious Basterds, except for its opening sequence, is a cartoon compared with Fury.
George Miller's “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD”
Speaking of stunts, it is interesting to compare what’s on display here with a Buster Keaton movie like The General which was released on February 5, 1927. That movie involved an extended locomotive chase along with amazing stunt work that still make one’s jaw drop.
I wonder what Keaton would think about this movie?
Julius Avery's "SON OF A GUN"
A lot of thought and planning went into the production and editing and it shows.
Alex Garland's EX MACHINA
Ex Machina has developed a reputation for being one of the more cerebral science-fiction movies to come along in many years. While I agree that it’s a pleasure to see a non-crash-bang/non-superhero film masquerading as SF, I was bit let down by the AI aspects of the film.
Ridley Scott's “EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS”
Having heard all the negative press about this movie I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
Darren Aronofsky's “NOAH”
While there’s a lot here that’s “true to the Bible,” the movie also make sense as a fantasy set in a time and place far far away. We can’t help but wonder about the morality of such a world where the vices of humans are met not with forgiveness but with genocide on a planetary scale.
Out of this genocide emerges a new and greener world.
Eric Hayden's ASTRONAUT: THE LAST PUSH
After seeing this, I would definitely see someone like writer director Eric Hayden doing a really good job directing the film version of Andy Weir’s The Martian instead of a more mainstream Hollywood type director.
Stupidity and evil lurk beneath the surface here and become increasingly intertwined as the movie progresses.
Chad Stahelski & David Leitch’s JOHN WICK
If your weakness is revenge porn this is the movie for you!
Anthony & Joe Russo's CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
For me the saving grace of this movie were the lead characters: Chris Evans of Snowpiercer fame as Capt. America, and Scarlett Johansson (Her, Lucy, Under the Skin, Chef) as Black Widow.
Jon Favreau's CHEF
The director (and star) masterfully manages multiple and entertaining threads without losing focus on the main story focus.
Luc Besson's LUCY
Still, the movie is worth a watch especially for the first half or so. But eventually the silliness overwhelms the acting, editing, and wonderful production values. Lucy at the end reaches for spectacular profundity but lands with the thud. We’ve seen it all before.
Thaddeus O'Sullivan's INTO THE STORM
What would have happened had England not had a Churchill to guide it the war?
Alexandre Aja's HORNS
There is nothing subtle about this film. Everything seems done to excess.
Morten Tyldum’s THE IMITATION GAME
The Imitation Game might oversimplify at times but it does represent the work of real people and that’s a good thing for modern audiences to see.
Hiroyuki Okiura's LETTER TO MOMO
What a lovely, gentle, and funny film this is!