Posts Tagged ‘Paramount Pictures’
Film Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) is a classic example of “Tourist Cinema.” We’re led to believe this to be a comedic take on war journalism in Afghanistan circa early 2000s. What we actually get is a self-absorbed story of a privileged white American in the midst…
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Film Review – Zoolander 2
When it comes to goofy comedies, there’s one question that stands above all: is it funny? You can’t look at one with the same criteria you would a hard-hitting drama. When you come across a comedy that isn’t taking itself seriously, the most you can…
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Film Review – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
“This is a true story,” are the words that open director Michael Bay‘s latest phantasmagoria of gorgeous violence and shoddy politics. It’s a not very subtle way to start a not very subtle film that centers on a hot button topic that’s held some domination…
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Interview – Mark Geist, Kris Paranto & John Tiegen – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Spencer interviews subjects Mark Geist, Kris Paranto & John Tiegen from the biographical action thriller 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
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Film Review – The Big Short
In addition to being an ardent film lover, I really enjoy financial scandals. (Reading about them, not committing them.) I have an MBA from the University of Washington, and most of our accounting class time was spent talking about people misbehaving with numbers. I graduated…
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Film Review – Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Here’s a novel idea: zombies! Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) has come way after the living dead made their mark in the mainstream. We’ve seen just about everything this horror subgenre has to offer, there’s really not much left that’s new or refreshing…
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Film Review – Terminator Genisys
When it comes to writing reviews there is a certain word I try to avoid at all costs, but in the case of Terminator Genisys (2015) I’m afraid I can’t turn away from using it. This movie is boring. Up and down, from beginning to…
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Film Review – The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water
“Are ya ready kids?!” It’s crazy to think that SpongeBob Squarepants has been a TV staple for something like 15 years now. It has been a monster success for most of that time and has probably made the voice of Spongebob Tom Kenney a bazillionare.…
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