Journey to Shiloh – The Ford Fiesta
Harrison Ford gets his most screen time yet in JOURNEY TO SHILOH, a Civil War drama meets a western film from 1968. Paul and Adam break it down.
Western
PIC of the Week – Let Him Go
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 2/5/21 – Let Him Go.
Coming Soon – From the Warner Archive
Warner Archive Collection has announced “merriment, music and mystery” with several titles on both Blu and DVD. Our Movie Guy Ray explains.
PIC of the Week – Red Sun
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 9/19/19 – Red Sun
The Top Six Actors Who Defined the ’80s Jerk
The ‘80s were the birthplace of great jerks in the movies. These six were the best.
Movie Review – The Sisters Brothers
There is a good balance of action, drama, and comedic moments that keeps the story fresh.
Mel’s Back!
DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE is one that Mel Gibson fans would be anxious to see in the theaters.
PIC of the Week – Hostiles
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 4/26/18 – Hostiles
Movie Review – Hostiles
From beginning to end, Scott Cooper delivers the story with a confident, adult tone and a creative team that backs him up nicely.
Highlights from The 17th Annual Phoenix Film Festival 2017 – Part 1
Since 2000, the festival has grown considerably, yet still remains one of the friendliest to independent filmmakers and their audiences.
Movie Review – Logan
James Mangold and the screenwriters have delivered up a decidedly hard R adventure.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – Hell or High Water
Not just a classic Robin Hood-type fable, but an ode to the fading American way of life.
Movie Review – The Magnificent Seven
From the tremendously played cast, to the quippy, well-penned script, Fuqua’s vision really fires on all cylinders.
Movie Review – Hell or High Water
Bank robberies, cops on the trail, open carry – all sounds like the formula for an action film, but Hell or High Water gets more mileage out of dialogue, strong character and anticipation of violence.
Characters Gone, But Not Forgotten: Banshee & Penny Dreadful
The creators of each show, David Schickler & Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) and Jonathan Logan (Penny Dreadful), made a thoughtful decision to end their shows where they felt they should be.
MOVIE REVIEW – JANE GOT A GUN
The film goes just far enough with its take on a woman-with-a-gun storyline, any further and you dip into “Bad Girls” territory and the strong female leads become too jokey.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
The characters tend to go into story a lot, as opposed to being in more in-the-moment conversations, but something drew me in to where the final-hour finale packed a big punch.
WORTH REVIVING – “GREASER’S PALACE”
By now everyone knows who Robert Downey, Jr. is. But how many of you out there are familiar with his father, Robert Downey, Sr, a virtual powerhouse of audacity with sparks of brilliance demonstrated in so many of his off-the-wall films of the ’60s and ’70s?
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 15TH ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL – PART 2
Ray Schillaci recaps more of the best of the fest from The 2015 Phoenix Film Festival, including “Slow West”, “Exeter” and “White God”.
MOVIE REVIEW – CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER/COWBOYS & ALIENS
Spoiler Alert: “Captain America” is awesome and “Cowboys & Aliens” isn’t.
THE MIDDLE SEAT: “WHAT DO YOU HAVE A TASTE FOR?”
From the dawn of silent films, humans have had to navigate the treacherous social waters of yet another group entertainment decision
MOVIE REVIEW – TRUE GRIT
Joel and Ethan Coen have directed better films than this version of “True Grit”, but not many directors have directed films even this good.