The only thing of note in GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST is that its star, Matthew McConaughey, doesn’t remove his shirt. Otherwise this retread of A Christmas Carol only serves to prove that a good story can be ruined with a bad retelling. For the whole redemption aspect of the story to actually pay off, the… Read More »
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
The death of one person is a tragedy, so the saying goes, but the death of a million people is a statistic. This is the model Oliver Stone has chosen for his latest history lesson for the masses, WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS, an explication of why the world financial markets collapsed in 2008. By… Read More »
THE PRIME MINISTERS: THE PIONEERS
History is full of a few objective facts, and a plethora of impressions and opinions. The former tells the undisputed truth of what happened, the latter is the insight into how those things happened. And one persons truth in that sense is not necessarily that of another. Subjective, personal, and colored with the baggage of… Read More »
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY is not just a bad movie, it’s a bad movie that not only muffs its attempt to rip off a good movie, ROCKET GIBRALTER, it also has the effrontery to try to make us feel guilty about hating it. I can understand why the Douglases, Kirk, son Michael, and grandson… Read More »
THE SENTINEL
Not to be confused with the horror flick from the 70s, THE SENTINAL is a competent enough mystery/thriller set in the fractious world of White House protocols and security. It’s most interesting aspect, though, may be that while Michael Douglas might have been hired for the star power he could bring for a good opening… Read More »