Matrix Reloaded It’s one thing for a (highly anticipated) sequel to purposely up the ante from the original smash hit that it was spawned from, but it’s quite another thing to set out to literally try to (at least subtly) rip up the very same rulebook that had been laid out so fastidiously in the […]
Matrix Revolutions The third chapter in the revered Matrix Trilogy introduces some good, original ideas, but sadly fails to capitalize on them choosing instead to downgrade certain characters in their stature, focus on an overdone and overlong battle scene where the CGI flows like wine and also maintain a slower pace without having a truly […]
Maximum Overdrive Sometimes when one is on the fringes of their creative abilities, so burned out while being in an environment that they are neither familiar nor comfortable with, the slightest edges of genius can come out and dance in front of the viewer’s eyes in such an unorthodox way that one can only applaud […]
Mean Streets Martin Scorsese got off to a tremendous start here with a film that is gritty, realistic and entertaining. The first hour in particular is unbelievable, with one great scene following another (DeNiro’s entrance to Jumpin Jack Flash, his ad-libbed monologue on why he can’t pay the money, the “fuckin mook” barfight, the Carradine […]
Mechanic (Original) The works of one Charles Bronson are so extensive that it’s amazing to realize that he famously was considered to be a “late bloomer” in Hollywood, not having achieved his stardom until his late forties and essentially being in his prime (the 1970s) while he himself was in his fifties. This 1972 potboiler […]
Meet The Feebles This 1989 release from the future Oscar-winning director of the Lord Of The Rings films, Peter Jackson, has to go down as one of the sickest, most twisted, and yet most brilliant and audacious pieces of work ever. The basic concept is simple: An R-rated (or perhaps NC-17) Muppet Movie, in which […]
Meet The Fockers It’s an extremely rare occurrence when a rather mediocre comedy can (given its successful box office returns) be used to set up (perhaps unintentionally) a sequel that (since the actual character dynamics were all set up in Part 1) turns out to be a surprisingly funny and hilarious effort that becomes practically […]
Meet The Parents Sometimes a widely respected dramatic actor gets to the point of his career where either because his best performances in serious movies are so iconic that they can never be topped or maybe because his intensity levels are so noticeably lowered that he feels that it’s time to make a change, that […]
Memento Movies about mental illness can be pretty tricky to pull off, usually manifesting themselves as dramas where despite the portrayal of said illness, it must be noted that the filmmakers themselves are generally not known sufferers of the featured condition (which means that they wouldn’t be able to make and complete the movie if […]
