The original Twister came out in 1996, 28 years ago. It had Bill Paxton in his prime, director Jan de Bont hot off of his Speed triumph, and characters using paper maps…
Tag: Decent
‘Apes’ in the future: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ works thanks to a decent story, great special effects
On the negative side, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has the dubious distinction of being the weakest of the four newer Apes movies that began with James Franco and Rise…
Dumb show, decent movie: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are amazing—but nobody cares about ‘The Fall Guy’
The conversion of an old TV show into a big-budget movie results in some relatively good times with The Fall Guy, directed by David Leitch (Deadpool 2) and starring the one and…
Decent found-footage horror: ‘Late Night With the Devil’ works thanks to its talk-show twist
I hate found-footage horror movies. A couple of them have been OK, but The Blair Witch Project was overrated, while Paranormal Activity tried to mine scares from sheets moving around by themselves….