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Super Bowl Trailer: Noah

Noah is Darren Aronofsky’s follow-up to his critically-acclaimed film Black Swan (which was reviewed by Lisa Marie Bowman herself) and he looks to tell the tale of Noah’s Ark from the Book of Genesis....

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So, was Noah good or not?

Was Noah a good movie or not? That’s a question that was first asked way back in March.  At the time, the answer depended on who you asked.  For instance, Noah is one of Arleigh’s favorite films of the...

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Shattered Politics #60: Absolute Power (dir by Clint Eastwood)

The main reason that I enjoyed the 1997 Clint Eastwood film Absolute Power was because it features a murderer who also happens to be the President.  As someone who dislike the idea of any one person...

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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #114: The Wrestler (dir by Darren Aronofsky)

I’m always a little surprised by how much I like the 2008 film The Wrestler. Actually, to be honest, I’m more than a little surprised.  I’m a lot surprise.  First off, The Wrestler takes place in the...

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A Movie A Day #29: Boss of Bosses (2001, directed by Dwight H. Little)

Who was the boss of bosses?  According to this movie, he was Paul Castellano.  A cousin-by-marriage to the notorious crime boss Carlo Gambino, Castellano grew up in New York City and first became a...

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A Movie A Day #264: The Cotton Club (1984, directed by Francis Ford Coppola)

The time is the 1930s and the place is New York City.  Everyone wants to get into the Cotton Club.  Owned by British gangster Owney Madden (Bob Hoskins), the Cotton Club is a place where the stage is...

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Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990, directed by Aaron Norris)

Cocaine is flooding the United States and only one man is to blame!  Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) is so evil that, after killing a group of DEA agents, he appears on closed-circuit television just so he...

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An Offer You Can’t Refuse #19: Scarface (dir by Brian DePalma)

“Hello to my little friend!” Hi, little friend…. BOOM! The 1983 film, Scarface, is a misunderstood film.  As we all know, it’s the story of Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who comes to Miami from Cuba along...

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Horror Film Review: Tales From The Darkside: The Movie (dir by John Harrison)

First released in 1990 and based on a horror-themed television series that was created by the one-and-only George Romero, Tales From The Darkside: The Movie is an anthology film.  Usually, I can’t...

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Horror Film Review: The Pit and the Pendulum (dir by Stuart Gordon)

AGCK! That was my reaction when I watched the 1991 film, The Pit and the Pendulum.  Based very narrowly on several Edgar Allan Poe short stories, The Pit and the Pendulum takes place at the height of...

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