There have been questions about whether or not the world needed another “John Wick” film. One that is long on stylized action and short...

In the mid-1950’s, Billy Wilder adapted 3 straight Broadway plays into films, starting with the WWII P.O.W. dramedy, STALAG 17. If you...

The Mission Impossible film franchise has, incredibly, lasted almost 30 years with 8, action-packed films following IMF Agent Ethan Hunt...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe went back to it’s roots for the 36th film of the MCU - THUNBERBOLTS* - about a ragtag group of loveable...

It’s always a bit startling when one sees a film from over 50 years ago and realizes that the message/warnings of t he film are just as...

Back in 2016, Director Gavin O’Connor introduced us to Ben Affleck as THE ACCOUNTANT - a person somewhere on the autism spectrum that...

And…the leader in the clubhouse for BEST FILM OF 2025 (so far) is…SINNERS. And…it’s a Vampire Movie! That 2nd line is not a spoiler as it...

The difference between an “A” level Action flick and a “B” level action flick is the amount of the budget that the producers decide to...

Jack Quaid is a very pleasant presence on the screen. Whether it is as his break-out rule as Hughie Campbell in the hit TV Series THE...

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And now…a film for adults. Amidst the sequels, Super Hero Flicks, gratuitous violence and horror films, an original I.P. film with A-List...

The BankofMarquis caught right around 50 films that were released in 2024, here are the Best (and the worst) of them. As always, let’s...

With no clear frontrunner (like OPPENHEIMER last year) and a crop of films that are VERY good (but not great), this year’s Oscars race is...

Musical Celebrity BioPics seem to be a surefire way to get an Oscar Nomination. From Elvis to Freddy Mercury to Johnny Cash to Ray...

One of the benefits of catching all of the Oscar films nominated for the Major Awards (Film, Actor & Actress, Supporting Actor& Actress...

Director's Series: Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND After experiencing an alcoholic writer when working with Raymond Chandler in DOUBLE...

The Emperor has no clothes. Every year there is a film nominated for multiple Oscars that is the “Emperor’s New Clothes” of Oscar films,...

For those of you that have “dropped out” of watching MCU films (probably somewhere between the end of AVENGERS: ENDGAME and the pandemic)...

There have been a plethora of films detailing the horrific plight of African-Americans in the Southern portion of the United States in...

One of the joys of trying to watch all of the Oscar nominated films is that it forces one to watch films that, normally, one might not...