Dave Chappelle and Jim Bruer are not at all Problematic in Classic ‘90’s Stoner Comedy
DIRECTED BY TAMRA DAVIS/1998
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: JUNE 22, 2021/KL...
For a movie that’s only the first half of something and that moves not unlike one of its own hulking, gargantuan sandworms through a planet’s worth of sand, Villeneuve’s Dune wields more than enough overpowering spice to warrant a visit. Whether anyone will be inclined to return remains to be seen.
Despite sharing the same director, it turns out that the connection to Macon County Line is tenuous at best. Other than taking place in the 1950s, and in the same general good ‘ol place (the Louisiana/Georgia state line), this one seems to be called “Return to Macon County“ only because the characters go to Macon County, and then they go there again. It turns out that it’s explicitly not a sequel- even though it’s clearly all to happy to trade on the name.
Stacy Martin imbues Casanova, Last Love with a firm sensuality- that a too-often used woman coming into her own- almost in spite of Jacquot's limp and drowsy direction.
Donald Sutherland Stars in Federico Fellini's Vast and Dizzying Takedown of the Famed Lothario
DIRECTED BY FEDERICO FELLINI/1976
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: DEC...
Given my own stated aversions to the Carnage character in general, it’s likely that any Venom follow-up featuring him would not be my cup of tea. The shock, then, is just how disposable, how generic, how hollow and adolescent this mess of pixels and wasted talent truly is. This Carnage is anything but maximum… It’s as though Sony top brass shrugged and said, “Let there be garbage”.
Jim has been reviewing films since 2003 for outlets such as ScreenAnarchy (formerly TwitchFilm, both as Featured Critic), ImagineDat, and KTRS 550 AM. He co-founded ZekeFilm in 2011. He is Director of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and works as video editor and Art Director for professional film and video productions. He also co-hosted the long-running comedy podcast, The Wonder Show. He is a life-long St. Louisian living with his wife and four children.
