ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
By Marc S. Sanders Not one of Paul Thomas Anderson’s films are alike. In each picture, the characters speak differently. They specialize in areas completely separate from anything else. The porn industry is a far cry from oil drilling for example, and neither has any commonality with that of independent American revolutionaries, as featured in One Battle After…
SONG SUNG BLUE
By Marc S. Sanders Films that are based on true stories will always take theatrical liberties with the storytelling. Look at Oliver Stone’s JFK. Sometimes, if it is so skewed you absolutely should not approve of it. Consider Bowling For Columbine which starts out with an offensive, bold-faced lie to draw you in. On other occasions, the alterations…
YOUNG GUNS
By Marc S. Sanders In the late 1980s a novel idea hit the screens. An MTV interpretation of the Old West with a rock anthem soundtrack of electric guitars and drums. A far separation from Ennio Morricone’s unbeatable spaghetti western approach. The film was Young Guns, featuring handsome stars like Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou…
TALKING “TAPAWINGO” WITH ACTOR JON HEDER
Tapawingo is available for download now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and Fandango at Home. PASSCODE: #q^!ZRe6 https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/vjVdJK988eeN_NR8VjRAAV8cvNNZM_Mocag42xqZldfH2k_jpIvY6AEFfDsYv_hnLKutG_Usp2HhXylQ.uLRSwy3Hv0BNKxSJ?eagerLoadZvaPages=sidemenu.billing.plan_management&accessLevel=meeting&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1765567555000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FgXskQpd-4zfm9YQOI6kXZfjImgeZcB3PpEKRSk23xTehlK1o1n0rdvteli3m2C0R.ycr7CAcb8myE4QKo%3FstartTime%3D1765567555000 Catch my review here: https://2unpaidmoviecritics.com/2025/11/26/tapawingo/
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II
By Marc S. Sanders David Morrell’s literary character Rambo (no first name in the book, First Blood) cinematically survived his first post Vietnam adventure to spill buckets of bloodshed for many more follow ups. Sylvester Stallone hit box office gold when he signed up for Rambo: First Blood Part II. The Vietnam War was long over leaving…
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD
By Marc S. Sanders When it comes to crime – New York crime – few directors come as close as Sidney Lumet to make an audience feel the authenticity of its trappings. Maybe only Martin Scorsese can stand next to Lumet. Either with crime on the streets (Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico) or within the courtrooms (Find Me…
A SIMPLE PLAN
By Marc S. Sanders “Three can keep a secret if two are dead.” – Benjamin Franklin, pictured on the one-hundred-dollar bill A murder of crows is made especially prominent at the beginning of this dark, wintry fable from director Sam Raimi and writer Scott B Smith, based off of his novel, A Simple Plan. On…
WAKE UP DEAD MAN
By Marc S. Sanders Benoit Blanc is back with a new mystery to solve in Wake Up Dead Man. With three films, all directed by Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Glass Onion), Daniel Craig’s eccentric detective now belongs in the ranks of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. He’s a pleasure to watch with a smirk on your face. Ironically,…
TAPAWINGO
By Marc S. Sanders It’s amusing to say that Jon Heder (Napolean Dynamite) becomes a bodyguard in Tapawingo. He plays a weirdo who headlines a cast of familiar faces, who also portray weirdos. Yet, come what may, he is in fact a bodyguard named Nate Skoog (a weirdo with a weirdo’s name) who lives with…
WICKED FOR GOOD
By Marc S. Sanders Wicked For Good is a crowning achievement in fantasy and musical wonder. It soars across a wide expanse of never-ending settings within the wonderful world of Oz and delivers a series of messages to walk away with. Try not to think about Wicked the next time you turn on CNN or…
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