Earlier this year I had a chance to interview Roel Reine for The Man with the Iron Fists 2. The prolific director has helmed a number of sequels that premiere on video, making him an important contact for Franchise Fred. During that interview, we’d discussed his Dutch historical drama Admiral. I’ve yet to see Admiral […]
The message of Sicario is trite. We know that the drug war creates as many problems as it combats, and we know we’ve played roles, intentional and inadvertent. But the execution of a story about it is ballsy. I give director Denis Villeneuve and writer Taylor Sheridan, and Lionsgate, credit for showing this story with […]