Ghost Ship (2002, Steve Beck) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 22, 2019
I am going to set a goal for myself with this post about Ghost Ship; I’m going to try to make it entertaining, which is going to be a challenge because there’s nothing entertaining about Ghost Ship. It’s badly directed and badly written. The actors are bad. They’re good actors and okay actors read more
Ghost Ship (2002, Steve Beck) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 22, 2019
I am going to set a goal for myself with this post about Ghost Ship; I’m going to try to make it entertaining, which is going to be a challenge because there’s nothing entertaining about Ghost Ship. It’s badly directed and badly written. The actors are bad. They’re good actors and okay actors read more
Ghost Ship (2002, Steve Beck) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 22, 2019
I am going to set a goal for myself with this post about Ghost Ship; I’m going to try to make it entertaining, which is going to be a challenge because there’s nothing entertaining about Ghost Ship. It’s badly directed and badly written. The actors are bad. They’re good actors and okay actors read more
To Have and Have Not (1944, Howard Hawks) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 20, 2019
Whatever To Have and Have Not’s original intent—not just novel versus film but film in pre-production to film completed—what it ends up doing and doing better than maybe anything else ever is star-make. To Have and Have Not showcases Lauren Bacall in constantly imaginative ways, including how read more
To Have and Have Not (1944, Howard Hawks) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 20, 2019
Whatever To Have and Have Not’s original intent—not just novel versus film but film in pre-production to film completed—what it ends up doing and doing better than maybe anything else ever is star-make. To Have and Have Not showcases Lauren Bacall in constantly imaginative ways, including how read more
To Have and Have Not (1944, Howard Hawks) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 20, 2019
Whatever To Have and Have Not’s original intent—not just novel versus film but film in pre-production to film completed—what it ends up doing and doing better than maybe anything else ever is star-make. To Have and Have Not showcases Lauren Bacall in constantly imaginative ways, including how read more
To Have and Have Not (1944, Howard Hawks) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 20, 2019
Whatever To Have and Have Not’s original intent—not just novel versus film but film in pre-production to film completed—what it ends up doing and doing better than maybe anything else ever is star-make. To Have and Have Not showcases Lauren Bacall in constantly imaginative ways, including how read more
Watchmen (2019) s01e03 – She Was Killed by Space Junk (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 19, 2019
So the first couple episodes of “Watchmen” have only hinted at having an actual Watchmen character in it; it took until this episode for the show to confirm, in fact, Jeremy Irons is playing architect of the end of the world and therefor its savior, Ozymandias. He even puts on the costume. And, read more
Becker (1998) s01e12 – Love! Lies! Bleeding! (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 19, 2019
Either I made the comment you knew “Becker” was troubled when not even a solid sitcom director like Andy Ackerman could make an episode work or I meant to make that comment. This episode has Ackerman back and, this time, he’s able to compensate for some of writer Michael Markowitz’s stumbles. read more
Watchmen (2019) s01e03 – She Was Killed by Space Junk (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 19, 2019
So the first couple episodes of “Watchmen” have only hinted at having an actual Watchmen character in it; it took until this episode for the show to confirm, in fact, Jeremy Irons is playing architect of the end of the world and therefor its savior, Ozymandias. He even puts on the costume. And, read more
Becker (1998) s01e12 – Love! Lies! Bleeding! (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 19, 2019
Either I made the comment you knew “Becker” was troubled when not even a solid sitcom director like Andy Ackerman could make an episode work or I meant to make that comment. This episode has Ackerman back and, this time, he’s able to compensate for some of writer Michael Markowitz’s stumbles. read more
Hobbs & Shaw (2019, David Leitch) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 18, 2019
Hobbs & Shaw is a tad too aware of how little it needs to try to succeed. Like it knows it doesn't just have Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it's got him giving a downright good performance in an energy drink version of a James Bond movie. Sure, Jason Statham–Shaw to Johnson’s Hobbs— read more
Hobbs & Shaw (2019, David Leitch) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 18, 2019
Hobbs & Shaw is a tad too aware of how little it needs to try to succeed. Like it knows it doesn't just have Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it's got him giving a downright good performance in an energy drink version of a James Bond movie. Sure, Jason Statham–Shaw to Johnson’s Hobbs— read more
Hobbs & Shaw (2019, David Leitch) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 18, 2019
Hobbs & Shaw is a tad too aware of how little it needs to try to succeed. Like it knows it doesn't just have Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it's got him giving a downright good performance in an energy drink version of a James Bond movie. Sure, Jason Statham–Shaw to Johnson’s Hobbs— read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e07 – Tell Me the Truth (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 18, 2019
Oh, good, just what “Batwoman” needs, a whole episode dedicated to the acting stylings of Meagan Tandy. Sadly, I’m being facetious. This episode gets into Tandy’s knowledge of Batwoman’s identity and her not entirely forthcoming marriage to Greyston Holt (she neglected to every tell him she read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e07 – Tell Me the Truth (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 18, 2019
Oh, good, just what “Batwoman” needs, a whole episode dedicated to the acting stylings of Meagan Tandy. Sadly, I’m being facetious. This episode gets into Tandy’s knowledge of Batwoman’s identity and her not entirely forthcoming marriage to Greyston Holt (she neglected to every tell him she read more
Hobbs & Shaw (2019, David Leitch) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 18, 2019
Hobbs & Shaw is a tad too aware of how little it needs to try to succeed. Like it knows it doesn't just have Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, it's got him giving a downright good performance in an energy drink version of a James Bond movie. Sure, Jason Statham–Shaw to Johnson’s Hobbs— read more
Evil (2019) s01e07 – Vatican III (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 17, 2019
This week’s “Evil” is a sixty-forty split between “why Catholics don’t get the mental health care they need” and “how to make an incel.” There’s more to both, obviously. The main plot is about possessed Annaleigh Ashford (who should sue her agent for malpractice) confessing to a triple read more
Foolkiller (1990)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 17, 2019
The last time I read Foolkiller, almost fifteen years ago, I really liked it. I wish I knew what I’d liked about it because it’s really not good. Even back then I know I thought the art—Joe Brozowski on pencils, Tony DeZuniga then Vince Giarrano on the inks—was bad. And the art’s bad. It appears read more
Evil (2019) s01e07 – Vatican III (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 17, 2019
This week’s “Evil” is a sixty-forty split between “why Catholics don’t get the mental health care they need” and “how to make an incel.” There’s more to both, obviously. The main plot is about possessed Annaleigh Ashford (who should sue her agent for malpractice) confessing to a triple read more