Goldie Hawn walked away with a Best Actress Oscar nomination, Eileen Brennan got a Supporting Actress nomination, and the film got a Best Original Screenplay nod, and it entertained millions of people, and arguably empowered a lot of women. The end of the 70s and the 80s were a different time. Predating Stripes by a…
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Logan (2017) – James Mangold
With Mangold’s take on Indiana Jones causing divisiveness in the theatres, I thought it was maybe time to revisit Logan, his take on an older Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), and was delighted as I settled into this dark, violent, and bloody R-rated Marvel movie to find that it’s more or less the Marvel Universe take on…
Blade II (2002) – Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro’s other vampire movie is the next title I came across in DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies book. A stronger entry than the first film, del Toro proves he can handle action beats with ease, and can work within the confines of a franchise. Wesley Snipes returns as Marvel’s day walking vampire…
