Posts Tagged ‘The Abyss’
Film Review – Underwater (Second Take)
January is usually the month that film studios drop their supposed film duds. When a film has a January release date, the eyebrows go up. Underwater completed filming in 2017. It is possible that 20th Century Fox’s sale to Disney had something to do with the delay. Regardless…
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Film Review – Underwater
It’s rare for a film to start at the beginning of the second act. Normally, we are given some introductory scenes where we learn a little bit about our characters and their relationships. This is meant as a set up so that we understand what…
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Film Review – Everest
Everest is three-fourths guide through the unrelenting onslaught of nature and one-fourth regretting the tour. For all its breathtaking footage of the mountain in all its caprice and grandeur, you can’t shake the feeling that the thrill-seekers who traverse its walls and crags have paid…
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Episode 249 – Ed Harris
In honor of the release of Pain & Gain, Spencer and Greg discuss Ed Harris.
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An Analysis – James Cameron’s Titanic Successes
It doesn’t seem that long ago that James Cameron released his behemoth Titanic (1997) upon the unsuspecting public. I say unsuspecting not because he wasn’t well recognized—quite the contrary. At that time, Cameron was one of the world’s most popular genre directors, having a string…
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