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F.I.L.M. of the Week (December 10, 2010)
With the release of David O. Russell and Mark Wahlberg’s collaboration “The Fighter” today (albeit in only four theaters), I thought today would be as good a time as ever to feature the duo’s first...
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REVIEW: 21 Jump Street
Recently, I watched “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” the 1982 comedy still considered to be one of the best high school movies ever made, for the first time. It has obviously become incredibly dated...
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REVIEW: Rampart
The slogan for “Rampart,” though not on the poster I’ve embedded in this review, is “the most corrupt cop you’ve ever seen on screen.” To that, I merely laugh. So I guess they assume we haven’t seen...
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REVIEW: 22 Jump Street
The archetypal model for the comedy sequel can be summed up in one line from “The Hangover Part II,” perhaps one of the most disparaged to date: “It happened again.” Comedies, for whatever reason,...
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REVIEW: Ride Along
If anyone ever wanted to know what a mash-up of “Training Day” and “Monster-in-Law” would look like, “Ride Along” exists for their viewing pleasure. Ice Cube stars as Office James Payton, an elder...
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REVIEW: Straight Outta Compton
“Straight Outta Compton” arrives a year (almost to the day) after the death of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson police officer, and protesters screaming “black lives matter” are disrupting both...
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