I missed The Untouchables in theaters in 1987, not because it was rated R but because I was just a tad too young to have interest in it yet. For most of my life, I’d only seen it on cable, DVD or Blu-ray, though I was finally able to see it at the New Beverly […]
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein opened while I was working at a movie theater. I still remember seeing it one Saturday afternoon before I worked the evening shift. The new Arrow 4K UHD brought me back to that experience, with a few fun surprises. You can still see the grain from the 1994 film, but I don’t […]
The Comedian had it’s premiere at AFI Fest in Hollywood. I reviewed the film, after sitting in the audience with Robert De Niro, director Taylor Hackford, and stars of the film including Leslie Mann and Danny DeVito. After the film, De Niro joined Hackford and his costars for a Q&A about playing a stand-up comedian […]
There’s nothing Robert De Niro can’t do. If a role requires a new skill, he will immerse himself in that craft and become excellent at it. The Comedian cast De Niro as a standup comic and it is totally worth it to see De Niro do standup comedy. The plot providing the vehicle for the […]