I’ve mentioned before many times, even on the Tomcast 2020 podcast, that I have a certain formula for remakes. First, the remake should have a distinctive reason to exist and not simply be some kind of shot-for-shot rehash. Second, it shouldn’t be a remake of a beloved classic of some Read more
I mentioned to some co-workers I saw the new movie Dark Waters over the weekend, and they in turn reminded me that this is not the first time actor Mark Ruffalo has been in a movie about a Dupont. Now, I haven’t seen Foxcatcher, but they gave it a good Read more
Thanksgiving, or so the jokes go, is a time when families gather and get into ugly political arguments, particularly when one older uncle gets a few drinks into him. My family more or less agrees with each other on that sort of thing, so the closest I had was a Read more
So, I wasn’t sure I wanted to see a movie starring Shia LaBeouf, even if it was getting a lot of critical praise considering LaBeouf wrote the script for this incredibly honest and revealing autobiographical movie, titled Honey Boy after a nickname his father used to use. But, on reflection, Read more
I like to take my dad out to the movies when I get the chance. That doesn’t come very often. We don’t live close to each other, he’s a lot more selective than I am, and my brother gets him out to a lot of the things he wants to Read more
Is there, perhaps, a more perfect casting for Mr. Rogers than Tom Hanks? Both men are generally regarded as among the nicest guys ever, and in Rogers’ case at least, that may not have been an exaggeration. Hanks has something of a resemblance to Fred Rogers, so casting choices like Read more
Some collaborations, working together, have created a number of fine movies over the years. Look at Scorsese and De Niro, Hitchcock and composer Bernard Hermann, and the Johns Wayne and Ford. But there’s also director Bill Condon and actor Ian McKellen, and the two have worked together, for the most Read more
I will say this for the trailers for 21 Bridges: they made this movie look as cool as hell. Granted, that’s the job of a trailer. It’s really a commercial for a movie, and I go to the movies often enough that a lot of them get old. But 21 Read more
Well, that was a longer gap between articles than I had hoped. I’d apologize to my loyal readers, but the stats suggest I don’t have any… Anyway, while I tend to go to the movies every week these days, that was not the case when the first Frozen came out. Read more
Oh how I hated the trailers for the new Charlie’s Angels. So much about it made me think of some kind of half-assed 90s idea of Grrl Power from a male producer. Closets full of clothes, blatantly sexist men to beat up, dance sequences, and a generic pop song sung Read more