Movie Review: “Top Gun: Maverick”
Something amazing occurs in “Top Gun: Maverick.” Tom Cruise appears next to an actor who is much taller than he is. I don’t recall seeing that before, even when he co-starred with ex-wife Nicole Kidman. She towered over him in real life, but never on...
Movie Review: “The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent”
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” is a self-aware satire in the vein of “Being John Malkovich” and the underrated “Last Action Hero.” It stars Nicolas Cage as himself, a movie star whose best projects are far behind him, so...
Movie Review: “Stu’s Show”
I was introduced to Stu Shostak by our mutual friend Mark Evanier, who has written often about Stu and his bi-weekly streaming show, which began as audio-only, but added video when the technology made it possible (and affordable). Stu’s favorite topic is...
Movie Review: “Memory”
It has become nearly impossible to tell Liam Neeson’s action movies apart but, even at age 69, he keeps churning them out. His latest is “Memory,” which is ostensibly about a hitman who’s beginning to suffer from dementia. For some reason,...