Category: Movies

Our Top 2018 Posts and All-Time Favorites!

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As we head into 2019, I thought it would be interesting to see our top 2018 posts and our all-time favorites.  So, without further adieu, here are the 2018 most viewed posts…

  1.  Schwarzenegger in “King Lear” & Robin Williams in “Jack and the Beanstalk”
  2.  Louis Meyers: Evidence He Was the Zodiac Killer
  3.  “Dancing in the Sky” by Dani and Lizzi
  4.  11 Nightmarish Facts About “Nosferatu”
  5.  The Final “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” Trailer is Here!
  6.  The TOP 10 MOST ICONIC HORROR MOVIE VILLAINS!
  7.  Steve Reeves as Superman
  8.  New Billy the Kid Photo Discovered
  9.  Bruce Lee in The Matrix and More
  10.  “Creed 2” Poster by Gerardo Moreno!

And our all-time favs…

  1.  Schwarzenegger in “King Lear” & Robin Williams in “Jack and the Beanstalk”
  2.  Zodiac Killer Code Cracked?
  3.  Louis Meyers: Evidence He Was the Zodiac Killer
  4. New Billy the Kid Photo Discovered
  5.  Real Clown Or Horror-Movie Clown?
  6.   Joel Osteen in Jacksonville
  7.  Steve Reeves as Superman
  8.  “Fast 7” Teaser: This is Where Roads Part
  9.  The Life and Times of Deputy U.S. Marshall Bass Reeves
  10.  “Dancing in the Sky” by Dani and Lizzi

Thanks to everyone who checks in here.  I hope your 2018 was a good one and your 2019 will be even better!

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2018) / Z-View

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Director:  Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Screenplay: Phil Lord & Rodney Rothman from a story by Phil Lord

Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Cage, Liev Schreiber and Chris Pine.

The Pitch: “Let’s make an amazing animated Spider-Man movie featuring all of the various versions of Spidey!”

Tagline: Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask.

The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a beautifully animated movie that is a joy to watch and a love letter to comic books.  That’s because Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is unlike any other animated movie ever.  It actually looks like a comic book come to life right down to the zip-a-tone dot patterns, captions and sound effects come to life.

The story involves young Miles Morales bitten by a radioactive spider and empowered with, you guessed it, spider-like powers.  Miles finds himself the heir to Spider-Man when Peter Parker is killed trying to stop Wilson The Kingpin Fisk from opening up a portal to other dimensions.  Miles has no idea how to use his new powers or to stop Fisk.  Fortunately, when the portal opened alternate universe versions of Spider-Man came through.  These versions of Spider-Man team with Miles to try to stop Fisk and get back to their rightful dimensions before they disintegrate.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has well-developed characters, humor and suspense.  It’s beautiful to watch and a fun way to spend a couple of hours.

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“Bird Box” / Z-View

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Bird Box (2018)

Director: Susanne Bier

Screenplay: Eric Heisserer based on the novel by Josh Malerman

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Jacki Weaver and B.D. Wong.

The Pitch: “Let’s turn the apocalyptic novel Bird Box into a movie!”

Tagline: Never Lose Sight of Survival.

The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…

When an unknown global pandemic strikes a diverse group of strangers find themselves barricaded in a house.  They soon discover that unknown entities are causing people who see them to go crazy and kill themselves or others.  As the time they’re holed up grows longer and supplies grow smaller, they become as much a threat to each other as the unknown that awaits outside.

I’m a huge fan of apocalyptic movies where strangers must find a way to get along to survive.  Bird Box falls into this category and doesn’t disappoint.  Although this is clearly a Sandra Bullock showcase, she is surrounded by an excellent supporting cast.   Trevante Rhodes is especially good.

Fans of The Mist, World War Z and the like should really enjoy this new twist on the apocalypse.

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New “Hellboy” Posters!

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What do you think about the new Hellboy poster above?  Yeah, me too.  It’s kind of cool but not, ‘Whoa!  Stop what you’re doing and check out the new Hellboy poster!’ cool.  

There’s a new Hellboy motion poster out today too.  You can see it here.  Again, kind of cool but not make you move closer to the monitor cool.

On Thursday we get the first Hellboy trailer.  I’m hoping for something that’s more than kind of cool.

Why Stallone is Still the Greatest Action Star

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Renaldo Matadeen and CBR.com remind us why Stallone Is Still the Greatest Action Star.   Here are a few tidbits…

Stallone picks up this accolade for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it’s his longevity that really puts him ahead in the field. His resume is stacked, with untouchable franchises like Rambo and Rocky under his belt, not to mention other projects that impressed fans of the ’80s and ’90s action scene.

…Creed and Expendables franchises perfectly illustrate his staying power…

…another reason he deserves the title of greatest action star — he’s adapted to the landscape…

That’s another reason why he’s the best action star, period. He mixes drama with his heroics in a style unlike any of his peers. Creed got Stallone an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and he was previously nominated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay for Rocky in 1976, which is something the likes of Bruce Willis, Kurt Russell, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean Claude Van Damme can’t boast.

Check out the Matadeen’s entire piece, it’s worth your time.