Coming of age under the influence of 90's films
In one of the early moments of Clint Eastwood’s magnificent western Unforgiven, the protagonist William Munny, played by Eastwood, stands in front of his oldest friend asking him to do one more favor, to join him on a journey. In their earlier days he and […]
With the exception of this past plague filled year, the Academy Awards were usually held in March, so I’ve always associated this last vestige of winter as the time to watch any films associated with the Oscars. Despite the actual awards being presented on April […]
It was tough to watch this movie because going in because I knew it was Tupac’s final film role (Bullet came out afterwards, but was filmed before) and it happened to star an actor I cannot stand whatsoever, Jim Belushi. Honestly I don’t know if […]
Was there a better feeling in school then when you noticed the television cart in the classroom? (For those of you not old enough, back in the day before smartboards, if a teacher wanted to show a video in the classroom it meant they had […]
Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, Gridlock’d follows musicians Spoon (Tupac) and Stretch (Tim Roth) as they navigate the multitudes of red tape needed to get clean from heroin after the accidental New Years Eve drug overdose of their love interest/lead singer Cookie (Thandie Newton). As anyone […]
I’ve always been fascinated by the thoughts of those who find themselves working in Hollywood. From scandalous tell all biographies to the making of featurettes included on DVD commentaries, I’ve been right there for it all. Doesn’t matter if it’s an acting tip or what […]
Grosse Point Blank Martin Blank may be a professional assassin, but he’s losing his taste for the work. Unsure of what to do he heads home to Grosse Point Michigan for his high school reunion where he hopes the town, and the girlfriend, he left […]
There’s a scene early on in Juice that tells you all you need to know about the character of Bishop, played by Tupac Shakur. It’s a quick blink and you’ll miss it moment, and it’s easy to overlook because it’s when we are meeting the […]
I didn’t have the greatest dad. He spent a lot of time away from home, often on the road hauling logs or deep in the woods cutting them down, but that isn’t what made him absent. When he was around, he could often be found […]
Whats’ more important to you, the journey or the destination? For me, it’s always the journey, and after John Singleton came out with his debut sensation Boyz N the Hood, I was ready to follow him anywhere. I didn’t mind that his follow up film […]