FURMAN ON FILM

This review contain SLIGHT spoilers. It is rare that I have two such polarly different reactions at the conclusion of a picture. Yet,...

I suppose one may begrudge me for saying so, but this is one of my favorite Al Pacino performances. I'll confess, I do have a certain...

In the past few days, I’ve taken myself on a little 80’s war film odyssey. I began with the great Full Metal Jacket. Then came Oliver...

It seems to me that viewers of Full Metal Jacket typically fall into one of several camps. There are those who ride or die for “the boot...

The funny thing is…I am ACTUALLY a 42 regular. And that non-joke is better than anything Chris Evans said for two hours (trust me, that’s...

One of my great friends gave me the most wonderful gift when it came to Jurassic World: Dominion. He went first to the theater, blazed a...

This review may contain spoilers. It almost pains me to write this review. It eats at me the way it must have gnawed at Amleth,...

The very best kind of fan service. A picture that is littered with callbacks, to be sure. But rather than hold the story hostage, these...

On this week in May 35 years ago, a little high-wire jet flying, cockpit action stunting, oiled up volleyball playing, classically...

If I had to construct a thesis for this bad boy, it would read as follows: they just don’t make movies like this anymore. You know the...

It was all there in the beginning. I didn't realize it at first. On first viewing, I took Mad Max for what I thought it was, one hell of...

Aliens is about as impressive a coming out party as you will ever find for a director. But it is decidedly that. For after the modest...

Though a part of the same cinematic universe, there are worlds of difference between The Terminator and T2. While the latter is massive...

Die Hard is the greatest action movie of all time. Don't believe me? Take off your shoes (and socks), don the nearest white tank, grab a...

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Most of us know this phrase. But, I wonder how many of us have reflected on its meaning. In...

Collateral is quite simply an entirely unique bit of visual and narrative storytelling, and a singular work by Michael Mann. Shot...