Movie Review – Doom
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Starring: Karl Urban, Dwayne Johnson, Rosamund Pike Year: 2005 I’ve played my fair share of shooters, though I’m sure I’m nowhere near the level of many men…
Movie Review – Papillon (1973)
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner Starring: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman Year: 1973 FJS has an underrated filmography that escapes notice only because it’s rather small as well, but the projects he…
Sports – NFL Picks 2018, Week 2
Here are my NFL Week 2 Picks (8-7-1 last week, 8-7-1 for the season) Bye teams: none Bal @ Cin Car @ Atl Ind @ Was Hou @ Ten Phi…
DVD Review – Hope Springs
Director: Mark Herman Starring: Colin Firth, Heather Graham, Minnie Driver Year: 2003 Mark Herman went from directing movies in the 90s that no one ever heard of, to writing/directing a…
Movie Review – The Informant!
Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Melanie Lynskey Year: 2009 The exclamation mark at the end of this title tells you all you need to know about this…
Movie Review – The Wrestler
Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood Year: 2008 Of all Darren Aronofsky’s wacky filmography, The Wrestler is the least wacky, a story that refuses to…
Movie Review – Woman Walks Ahead
Director: Susanna White Starring: Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes Year: 2017 I was never a passenger on the Jessica Chastain train; I always thought she was pretty terrible. But her more…
Movie Review – Valkyrie
Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson Year: 2008 Valkyrie made a good first impression right away with how it addressed a multi-national cast playing all-German characters.…
Sports – NFL Picks 2018, Week 1
Here are my NFL Week 1 Picks (169-86-1 in 2013, 170-85-1 in 2014, 163-93 in 2015, 156-98-2 in 2016, 167-87 in 2017) Bye teams: none Atl @ Phi Buf @…
DVD Review – On Chesil Beach
Director: Dominic Cooke Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle Year: 2017 I feel like we’ve watched Saoirse (like inertia) grow up, watched her change and mature and become something truly remarkable.…