Every time I begin to wonder why Hollywood keeps shoveling crap into theaters, I'm reminded that we keep buying it for some strange reason. I can think of no better example than the Step Up movies. By any measure, these films suck, but people keep buying tickets to see them for whatever reason. Ultimately, our lack of good taste a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Zach Davis on Sunday, January 29, 2012,
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The Eagle Zach Davis
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong
Kevin Macdonald is mostly known for documentary pieces, andThe Eaglemarks his third time behind the camera for a non-documentary feature film. His previous works includeThe Last King of Scotlandand State of Play. With this in mind, hiring a director that specializes in documentary filmmaking is a mistake that takes away from the story of the film. Documentarians are no... Continue reading ...
Posted by Zach Davis on Sunday, January 15, 2012,
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The Dilemma Zach Davis
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Channing Tatum, and Queen Latifah
The Dilemmais a departure from Ron Howard’s recent work. He’s helmed films that have garnered award buzz such asA Beautiful Mindand Frost/Nixon. He’s also helmed commercially successful films in recent years such asThe Da Vinci Code. While this film offered less of a challenge to Howard, he still delivered an all-around entertaining mo... Continue reading ...
