Month: August 2022
Breaking: Past the boiling point
by Matt Ward
A man walks into an Atlanta area bank. Honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, he’s soft and unassuming, calm and friendly to the teller. There’s one problem though. He slides a note across the counter with the words “I have a bomb” on it and sets off a chain reaction of events with unexpected consequences. Based on the true story of Brian Easley, the … Read More Breaking: Past the boiling point
Look Both Ways: One moment, multiple outcomes
by Matt Ward
How often are our lives inexplicably and permanently changed by a single moment with major impact on the future? One decision, one choice, one matter of happenstance could easy alter the course of individual history. It’s these questions of “what if” that dominate the romantic dramedy genre and for the first time since the 1998 feature Sliding Doors, a new movie confronts the duality … Read More Look Both Ways: One moment, multiple outcomes
Thirteen Lives: Rescue on an epic scale
by Matt Ward
Docudramas give audiences first-hand insight into intense, intimate moments of real people, disasters, and inspirational experiences. Usually tagged with the keyline “based on a true story,” these films bring viewers on a plane bound for the Hudson with Sully himself, on the deck of an exploding oil derrick in the middle of the sea in Deepwater Horizon or on a harrowing quest to free … Read More Thirteen Lives: Rescue on an epic scale
Bullet Train: No planes, no automobiles
by Matt Ward
Remember when summer blockbusters were fun? The plots rarely matter, the set pieces entertain, and the characters were memorable for their quirks regardless of how flimsy or one note they might seem. Bruce Willis climbs through an air vent and walks on broken glass; Arnold Schwarzenegger crashes through a window with a machine gun; Tom Cruise runs from explosions. What happens along the way … Read More Bullet Train: No planes, no automobiles
Cinematic Considerations 