Rambo: Last Blood is a terrible movie. It is poorly written, even more poorly executed, it is stupid and half-hearted and insanely, excessively violent to the point of being repulsive, and it probably should have never happened in the first place. The critics may be right that it's bad, but trying to frame this as some … Continue reading Politics is Not the Issue With the Terrible RAMBO: LAST BLOOD

It had been twenty years since John Rambo fought alongside the Afghan soldiers in Rambo III, a high-budget, low-profit misfire that seemed to wrap up the character for good. But Sylvester Stallone's nostalgia senses were tingling in the mid-2000s, and he had a sneaking suspicion that a fourth adventure with the reluctant super soldier would attract … Continue reading The RAMBO Revisit: RAMBO (2008)

Al Pacino had a strange decade in the 80s, and it was Sea of Love that steered his career back on track. Yes, one of the greatest actors in a generation of all-timers, responsible for a staggering number of classics in the New Hollywood renaissance of the 1970s, had almost a solid decade of duds, save for … Continue reading Thirty Years Ago, SEA OF LOVE Rescued Al Pacino’s Career