John McNaughton’s sun-soaked neo-noir gets a sensuous update from Arrow Video.
It’s at a certain point toward the finale that this Scream becomes almost as drearily repetitious as the reboot culture that it skewers.
Skyscraper is little more than a faster-higher-stronger amalgamation of Die Hard and The Towering Inferno.
All of them have earned their right to be here, either by standing on the shoulders of giants or wildly impaling creatures of the night.
Sometimes a good first impression is indelible enough that even the worst subsequent sins can go ignored.
As befitting a third sequel that plays by the “rules” of remakes, Scream 4 proves doubly redundant and uninspired.
NBC has found the diamond in the rough that it’s been searching for.
Nicholas Jarecki’s The Outsider doesn’t have the edge of a race-conscious James Toback film.
Jeffrey Lyons may be quoted on the front cover, but a real critic (ahem) is quoted on the back.
Though not as personal as his Black and White, James Toback’s When Will I Be Loved is every bit as visually curt.
Michael Haussman’s over-directed conspiracy thriller recalls a bad episode of The X-Files.
The Company is about the creative process, but it’s also about weathering it.