Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers†does for the superhero genre what “Rocky†did for the boxing picture. It’s exciting, encapsulating, all-encompassing.…
Author: Mark Ziobro
Mark Ziobro
Mark is a lifetime film lover and founder and Chief Editor of The Movie Buff. His favorite genres are horror, drama, and independent. He misses movie rental stores and is always on the lookout for unsung movies to experience.
“Wall Street,†released in 1987, is a wide reaching picture. It’s about ‘80s Wall Street, it’s about the ins and…
“We Make Movies†is an independent film written and directed by Matt Tory. Tory, who has seven writing credits to…
“Maid in Manhattan†is a formula picture to the fullest. Little happens during its run-time you don’t expect or don’t…
Addiction as a disease has been tackled by many movies. Sometimes it’s done with humor, as with 1981’s “Arthur.â€â€™ And…
Rising against all odds movies are typically reserved for sports films. “Cinderella Man,†“Rocky.†We understand their struggle, and something…
In “Southpaw,†Jake Gyllenhaal plays a down-on-his-luck boxer; and while that formula may seem overused, in this film, given the…
After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond series was re-invigorated in 1995 with this, “GoldenEye,†starring Pierce Brosnan as the…
“You Can’t Hear Me†is a spoken word film directed by Chris Folkens, and written by and starring Malcom-Jamal Warner…
The video-game-to-movie genre is a difficult one to master. Some of the more successful ones (“Silent Hillâ€) have been able…