James Bond and Sarah Connor team up in Dante’s Peak, directed by Roger Donaldson and marking the 25th anniversary of its 1997 release. The late 1990s brought about an array of disaster movies. Whether it was volcanoes or comets, audiences were on the edge of their seats. Dante’s Peak was the first of the two volcano movies, arriving in February 1997. Volcano would arrive two months later in April. In any event, the 25th anniversary…
"Dante’s Peak Erupts For 25th Anniversary"Author: Danielle Solzman
Danielle Solzman
Kenneth Branagh reprises his role as Detective Hercule Poirot in long-delayed adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile. I went back and forth over whether or not I was going to watch this movie. It isn’t so much the film itself but because it’s based on a book by Agatha Christie. The thing about Christie is that she had a history of writing Jewish characters in an antisemitic way. Following World War II, Christie’s…
"Death on the Nile: A Murder Is Afoot"
Kate & Leopold, the fantasy rom-com starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman, still holds up just over twenty years after its 2001 release. It’s hard to imagine a time in which Hugh Jackman didn’t receive first billing. Aside from the X-Men films, that is. But let’s travel back in time to 2001 during such an era. After working opposite Billy Crystal and Tom Hanks in a number of popular romantic comedies, Meg Ryan acts opposite…
"Kate & Leopold Still Holds Up After 20 Years"
The entire basis for Rumor Has It… is that a woman learns that both her mother and grandmother were the basis for 1967’s The Graduate. Following the end of Sundance, I was in the mood for a comedy and decided to rewatch this film for the first time since the theatrical release. The fact of the matter is that this film has a solid amount of laughs and laughs are so desperately needed right now.…
"Rumor Has It… Is Still Funny Over 16 Years Later"
The Cult of Zack Snyder strikes again as people are openly rooting for The Batman to fail when the Matt Reeves film is released. When I came back online tonight, I saw a tweet appear on the timeline that I found very disturbing. I don’t know if it is just a few fans or a lot but apparently, there are Zack Snyder fans openly rooting for The Batman to fail. This is child-like behavior. Nobody…
"The Batman: People Are Rooting For Film To Fail"
The Opening Ceremony is the main attraction as the Winter Olympics officially kick off after two days of programming from Beijing. While the Biden Administration is boycotting the Beijing games diplomatically because of what’s happening in China, the White House portico was displaying red, white, and blue colors on Thursday night. Personally, I believe the Beijing games should not be happening because of the human rights issues in China. Either that or Team USA should…
"Beijing 2022: Friday’s Olympics Schedule"
Moonfall pulls no punches in the epic thrill ride as the world depends on two astronauts and a conspiracy theorist to save the day. I love a good disaster thriller. Sure, they might not be nominated or win any Oscars but that doesn’t stop them being being fun. In January alone, I rewatched both The Day After Tomorrow and 2012. I rewatch Independence Day every few years although my July 4th choices tend to be…
"Moonfall Pulls No Punches In Epic Thrill Ride"
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season is a documentary that profiles greatest female skier during her final season in the sport. She entered the season with a goal of 87 World Cup victories but because of injuries, she finished with 82. It’s nothing to complain about because Vonn currently holds the women’s record in skiing. One can only imagine that she would have finished with north of 90 victories if she didn’t miss much of the…
"Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season" Primetime coverage on NBC is the main attraction as the Winter Olympics coverage from Beijing leads up to Friday’s opening ceremony. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 The 2018 gold medal-winning U.S. women’s ice hockey team begins its gold medal defense in opening round play against Finland tomorrow live at 8:10 a.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Pre-game coverage gets underway at 7:30 a.m. ET. The team features 13 players from the 2018 Olympic team, including Kendall…
"Beijing 2022: Thursday’s Olympics Schedule"
The Book of Boba Fett delivers its best episode yet and lots of Star Wars fan service in Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger. There will be spoilers throughout this piece so if you haven’t watched the episode, please do not read. That being said, it’s very telling that last week and this week are the best episodes of the season to date. It’s most telling that the best episodes of The Book…
"The Book of Boba Fett: Chapter 6 – The Best Episode"