It’s unusual for a movie based on an old TV show to be directed by someone who created the original show. Because it’s Michael Mann at the helm and not some Hollywood hack, we go into Miami Vice with a certain level of expectations. Those expectations are raised with the casting of Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx in the roles of Crockett and Tubbs ( Read more... )

Even though I’m a dude, I’m proud to admit that I was a huge Jem fan back in the day. When I heard they were making a big screen version directed by Jon M. (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) Chu, I was excited. Sadly, this piece of shit never once comes close to being outrageous, let alone truly, truly, truly outrageous ( Read more... )

Henry Cavill’s suave performance as Napoleon Solo helps to keep Guy Ritchie’s lukewarm redo of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. afloat. He exhibits a charm and lightness on his feet here that he doesn't quite get to show off when he’s playing Superman. Cavill also does a cool pseudo-Robert Vaughn impression throughout the picture (which means we get to ( Read more... )

Bob and Doug McKenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) attempt to make their own studio movie. When the audience riots and demands its money back, they have to flee the theater. Since they are out of beer money, they devise a scheme to bilk a local brewery out of some free beer. When they go to collect, they find out that the evil Brewmeister ( Read more... )

Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation starts off in fine James Bond fashion with a delirious action sequence in which Tom Cruise hangs off of an airplane as it’s taking flight. Say what you will about Tom Cruise’s off-screen life, but there is no doubt that he lives to dazzles audiences. The fact that it is clearly Cruise doing his own stunts adds ( Read more... )

Denzel Washington takes out the trash like only Denzel Washington can in this highly enjoyable updating of the old TV show starring Edward Woodward. Denzel stars as Robert McCall, a quiet man that works at a Home Depot knockoff. Of course, he used to do some dirty deeds for the government back in the day, so he’s not above beating the crap out of ( Read more... )

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) ****

Movie adaptations of old television shows are a tricky thing. On one hand, you have to update the material faithfully to fit the present day. On the other, if you change the rules too much you run the risk of alienating fans of the show. Director Brian De Palma previously did a slam-bang job on the big screen ( Read more... )

I had low expectations for 21 Jump Street, but much to my surprise, it’s a pretty damn fun movie. I’ve got to say the main reason for my initial trepidation was the Channing Tatum factor. However, after G.I. Joe: Retaliation, his cameo in This Is the End, and his fine work in this, I think it’s time to give Tatum a clean slate ( Read more... )

I was a big Lone Ranger fan as a kid. I had the mask and toy gun, played with the Lone Ranger and Tonto action figures, and watched reruns of the old TV show with my dad. The Lone Ranger was a hero for a simpler time. Remember the days when you could go out and play Cowboys and Indians? Can kids even do that in our overly-PC America nowadays? ( Read more... )

(Even though everyone and their mother has probably seen this by now, I’m still gonna warn you up front that this review is extremely spoiler-y ( Read more... )