Independence Day: Resurgence Review
RATING: (1 STAR) “We had 20 years to prepare,†reads the tag line for Independence Day: Resurgence. I’m not sure that’s something they should be promoting because 20 years to make a movie as startlingly terrible as this one is inexcusable. There’s nothing redeeming about Roland Emmerich’s two-decades-in-the-making sequel to his silly but entertaining mega-blockbuster […]
It’s the Pictures Podcast: Episode 8
It’s the end of the world, but John and Max feel fine. This week, on the It’s the Pictures podcast, we’re discussing three 1990s apocalyptic action movies: Independence Day, Armageddon, and Deep Impact. Questions answered include: What happens if you shoot in a gun in space? Why did Ben Affleck nearly get cut completely from […]
2013 Summer Movie Preview: Part 1
Last year, celestial angels with trumpets rang in the summer movie season. It was going to be the best ever—The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy, an original Pixar movie, and more. Even if the season didn’t end up meeting expectations, there was lots of good stuff out there. This year, it’s […]
