Showing posts with label the rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the rock. Show all posts
Saturday, February 21, 2026

OSCARS 2026: The Smashing Machine (2025)

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson's journey from popular pro-wrestler to the biggest movie star in the world didn't happen based on the siz...
Friday, April 11, 2025

RECENT WATCHES: The Fate of the Furious (2017)

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Since the characters became millionaires at the end of “Fast Five,” there's really been no narrative reason for the “Fast & Furious”...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Director Report Card: James Wan (2015)

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7. Furious 7 (2015) Over the course of four movies, Justin Lin managed to transform the “Fast and the Furious” series from a humble trilogy ...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

RECENT WATCHES: Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

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By 2013, the Marvel Cinematic Universe had come to rule the multiplexes. Other studios were eager to copy that successful formula. While the...
Friday, April 4, 2025

RECENT WATCHES: Fast Five (2011)

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“Fast & Furious” ended on a cliffhanger, suggesting Universal was very confident in the retooled franchise. The film was another hit, pa...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

RECENT WATCHES: Be Cool (2005)

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“Get Shorty” made 115 million dollars at the box office in 1995 but did anybody remember that in 2005? Barry Sonnenfeld's Elmore Leonard...
Friday, May 31, 2019

VIDEO GAME MOVIE MONTH: Rampage (2018)

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Video game movies usually happen because someone — a film studio, the game developers, or an opportunistic rogue like Uwe Boll — is e...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

VIDEO GAME MOVIE MONTH: Doom (2005)

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While its hard to quantify these things, the original “Doom” truly is among video gaming's most influential titles. While the gam...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

DISASTER MOVIES MONTH: San Andreas (2015)

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The disaster movie has not quite receded from the public's mind. The blockbuster market is primarily dominated by superhero mov...