This time three years ago, Tyler Perry was gearing-up to release what he thought was his final Madea movie ever, “A Madea Family Funeral”. It opened to a $27 million weekend from March 1-3, 2019 and grossed $73 million total in North America — a very respectable big screen sendoff for the iconic character. But […]
The feature film adaptation of the popular PlayStation video game franchise “Uncharted” has been in development for so long that star Mark Wahlberg aged-out of his original role. Wahlberg was initially cast to play heroic adventurer Nathan Drake. But, with this project finally making it to the big screen, Wahlberg is playing older heroic adventurer […]
Mark Wahlberg stars in the new “based on a true story” drama “Joe Bell”, which opens in theaters on July 23rd. I’ve already screened it, but I can’t share my thoughts on it just yet. However, I can reveal my favorite films starring the Academy Award nominated Wahlberg: “INVINCIBLE” (2006) My introduction to Wahlberg was […]
Even great relationships hit a pothole every once in awhile. For Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg, “Mile 22” is their pothole – except, in this case, it’s a crater. This is the fourth collaboration between actor Wahlberg and director Berg, who previously brought three true-life stories to the screen: 2013’s memorable “Lone Survivor”, 2016’s uninspiring […]
IN A VISCERAL MODERN THRILLER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF LONE SURVIVOR, MARK WAHLBERG STARS AS JAMES SILVA, AN OPERATIVE OF THE CIA’S MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED AND LEAST-UNDERSTOOD UNIT. AIDED BY A TOP-SECRET TACTICAL COMMAND TEAM, SILVA MUST RETRIEVE AND TRANSPORT AN ASSET WHO HOLDS LIFE-THREATENING INFORMATION TO MILE 22 FOR EXTRACTION BEFORE THE ENEMY CLOSES IN. […]
Less than three months after the release of their collaboration on the disaster aboard the “Deepwater Horizon”, director Peter Berg and star Mark Wahlberg’s depiction of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing – “Patriots Day” – is set to hit theaters. While not the emotional gut-wrencher I was expecting, this is a quality manhunt/investigation drama that […]
“Deepwater Horizon” is the latest entry in the “Contemporary True-Story of a Major American News Event” genre. Ripped from the headlines, with a script adapted from a New York Times article, director Peter Berg takes us through the events of April 20, 2010, which resulted the loss of nearly a dozen lives and created the […]
Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day’s end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made […]
Everyone’s favorite foulmouthed teddy bear is back for a second round of hilarious antics and outrageous adventures. When Ted (voiced by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane) is declared property by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ted and his best friend John (Mark Wahlberg, Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Other Guys) must go to court to fight […]