Written by James M. Tate / 1/31/2015 / No comments / adventure , alec guinness , eighties , espionage , jason robards , richard jordan
RAISE THE TITANIC

year: 1980 cast: Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Alec Guinness, Anne Archer rating: ***1/2 Insert Artwork Alternate Ar...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/30/2015 / No comments / 2015 , james marsden , karl urban , mystery , thriller
JAMES MARSDEN & KARL URBAN IN THE LOFT

2015 rating: *** With three different time sequences occurring within minutes of each other, this steely Hitchcockian mystery/thriller b...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/28/2015 / No comments / 2014 , jazz score , jk simmons , miles teller , music
MILES TELLER & J.K. SIMMONS IN WHIPLASH

2014 rating: ***1/2 When J.K. Simmons as Fletcher, a hard-nosed teacher at a prestigious music conservatory, mentions how jazz is prac...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/27/2015 / No comments / 2015 , jennifer lopez , suspense
JENNIFER LOPEZ IN THE BOY NEXT DOOR

year: 2015 rating: *1/2 Opens with two characters chatting like it's halfway through, and you better pay attention… Jennifer Lopez i...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/26/2015 / No comments / 2015 , chris hemsworth , comedy , josh gad , kevin hart , thriller
THE WEDDING RINGER & BLACKHAT

year: 2015 rating: ** THE WEDDING RINGER: Replacing one letter from the Adam Sandler comedy, RINGER is more of a BRIDESMAIDS meets WE...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/25/2015 / No comments / bagful , eddie murphy , eighties , emilio estevez , franchise , judge reinhold , nineties , richard dreyfuss , sequel , seventies
FIRST CAUGHT-ON-CABLE TRIO OF NUMBER TWOS: COPS & APES

1987 rating: *** BEVERLY HILLS COP 2: First sequel to Martin Brest's popular BEVERLY HILLS COP has Axel Foley returning to the plus...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/23/2015 / No comments / 2015 , adventure , comedy , ewan mcgregor , johnny depp , spy
JOHNNY DEPP STARRING IN MORTDECAI

2015 rating: * At this point, after a string of quirky roles, Johnny Depp doesn’t have to try very hard, but sometimes he should try jus...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/18/2015 / No comments / camille coduri , comedy , john goodman , john hurt , nineties , peter o'toole
JOHN GOODMAN, CAMILLE CODURI & PETER O'TOOLE IN 'KING RALPH'

1991 rating: *** Once again Camille Corduri spices up what could have been a mediocre comedy film, again set in England, only this one s...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/17/2015 / 1 Comment / 2014 , biopic , tim roth
LEFTOVER 2014 REVIEWS: SELMA & THE IMITATION GAME
2014 rating: *** SELMA: Historical biopic taking us through the fight for equal voting rights – not an easy task in 1965, Alabama. Visu...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/16/2015 / No comments / 2015 , bradley cooper , clint eastwood , war
BRADLEY COOPER IN AMERICAN SNIPER
2014 rating: **1/2 Bradley Cooper plays Chris Kyle, the AMERICAN SNIPER who was a deadeye on the battlefield and a legend even before hi...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/12/2015 / No comments / 2014 , disney , emily blunt , johnny depp , meryl streep , musical
GROUNCHY GROWNUP REVIEW OF INTO THE WOODS

2014 rating: ** In any musical, the songs should be unique, setting apart each sequence while moving the story along instead of, in th...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/11/2015 / No comments / eighties , taylor negron , tribute
BYE BYE MR AMERICAN PIZZA GUY: TAYLOR NEGRON DELIVERED

Taylor Negron with Ray Walston in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH Some celebrity deaths creep up, hit you in a sad way, out of the blue, br...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/10/2015 / No comments / 2015 , action , famke janssen , franchise , liam neeson , maggie grace , sequel
LIAM NEESON IN TAKEN 3 AKA TAK3N

2015 rating: **1/2 Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills has gone through the ringer twice already, and more than earned the respect of his daughter...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/09/2015 / No comments / 2014 , gumshoe , joaquin phoenix , josh brolin , neo noir , paul thomas anderson , reese witherspoon
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON DIRECTS INHERENT VICE

2015 rating: * Judging by appearances alone, INHERENT VICE has already been compared to THE BIG LEBOWSKI since our scruffy hippie hero...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/04/2015 / No comments / crime , cristine ferrare , elissa leeds , judy landers , michael mann , robert urich , seventies , TV , will sampson
TWO FLEW OVER THE FIRST TWO EPISODES OF VEGAS/VEGA$

Will Sampson & Robert Urich on Vegas from 1978 The pilot episode of VEGAS starring Robert Urich as smooth lady-killer Private Eye,...
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SIDNEY LUMET DIRECTS AL PACINO IN THE TRUE CRIME 'SERPICO'
Title: SERPICO Starring: Al Pacino Year: 1973 Rating: ***1/2 Between the two GODFATHER films that made Al Pacino not only a star but a livin...
