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…
THE RUNNING MAN (2025)
By Marc S. Sanders Everything you see in the remake of The Running Man belongs. So why doesn’t any of it work? I think director Edgar Wright needs to have his feet held to the fire. He made this movie with his eyes closed and his ears muffed. Like the Stephen King (or under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman)…
CHRISTY
By Marc S. Sanders Boxing movies are nothing new. The best ones depict the fighter surviving personal battles outside of the ring. That was likely true with the fictional Rocky Balboa. It might have also been what kept Jake LaMotta alive well beyond his demons. It’s definitely a fair argument for Christy Martin, the first boxing champion to bring…
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