Highly Recommended THE FILM: It is difficult to objectively review Fast & Furious 6 since its star, Paul Walker, died so suddenly on November 30. I grew up with these films. I was the target audience for The Fast and the Furious back in 2001, and I remain a fan of the franchise.
Rent It The Movie: At this point, the Jerry Bruckheimer/Gore Verbinski adaptation of the old radio and TV series The Lone Ranger has been a huge box office disappointment, a critical failure, and, on the opposite end of the spectrum, one of Quentin Tarantino’s ten favorite films of 2013.
Recommended The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection is a mostly worthwhile set of the four of the five British films actress Leigh appeared in just prior to leaving for America to star in Gone with the Wind (1939). For those, like this reviewer, who know Leigh primarily for that film, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Ship of Fools (1965) and one or two others, the set is an intriguing one.
Rent It The Movie: A nice thing sometimes about actors from previous eras is that their sheer volume of work is almost overwhelming for those unfamiliar with it.
Recommended Reviewed by Glenn Erickson Desk Set is usually given a low standing among the string of Tracy/Hepburn movies. It may not be as inspired as Woman of the Year or as beautifully written as Adam’s Rib , but this comedy about career insecurity in the newly-established corporate America has a lot of relevance today, even if its concept of the supposed threat posed by computers is way off …
Recommended THE FILMS: With Paramount’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit on the horizon, it is appropriate to revisit the four older Ryan thrillers. Culled from Tom Clancy’s novels, each film has its merits and all are worth watching. The series has thus far had three leading men – Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck – and Chris Pine is set to play the sometimes CIA agent Ryan in Shadow Recruit …
Skip It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. By all accounts, the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs was a complicated man.
Recommended The Movie: Written and directed by David Schmoeller in 1986, Crawlspace (not to be confused with the made for TV movie of the same name) is a twisted thriller that once again found the writer/director working with producer Charles Band (then with Empire Pictures, prior to starting Full Moon).
Recommended In 10 Words or Less The little blue girl gets center stage Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Good animation, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays Likes: The Smurfs cartoons, Hank Azaria Dislikes: Most TV-show movie adaptations Hates: Grouchy, wasted talent The Story So Far… The Smurfs, little, magical, blue forest creatures, were a phenomenon in the 80s thanks to their popular TV cartoon, but …
Recommended The Movie: Michael Cera is a jerk in his new movie. And not the playing-against-type cartoon jerk he was in This Is The End or even the endearingly oblivious and cowardly semi-jerk at the center of Scott Pilgrim vs