Superman Films Ranked: #5 ‘Superman Returns’ (2006)
#5 in my ranking of the theatrically released Superman films. Batman Begins came and went to great fanfare, and Warner Brothers needed someone to help…
Tag: Marlon Brando
Superman Films Ranked: #7 ‘Superman the Movie’ (1978)
#7 in my ranking of the theatrically released Superman films. I have had an issue with Richard Donner’s 1978 Superman for a while. I’ve never…
The Age of Creative Desolation and the Perils of Prequels
We live in an age of creative desolation. The big players aren’t interested in art, only wringing money out of sure bets. Some might say…
Arthur Penn’s Night Moves (1975); A Bleak Masterpiece of 70’s Cinema
At the beginning of Arthur Penn’s detective drama Night Moves, you could be forgiven for thinking that you’d stumbled on to an episode of…
Well That Was Interesting: Admired Actors Playing Offbeat Roles
Thespians on occasion like to test themselves and take roles that ‘stretch’ them beyond their usual confines. Sometimes this well be an ‘against-type’ gig, such…
Wild Ride: Jack Nicholson & Marlon Brando in The Missouri Breaks
In theory, Arthur Penn’s The Missouri Breaks should have been one of the biggest box office draws of 1976. Two mega-stars…