thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 2 hours agoThe Screen Addict | The RaidWhen you watch a never-ending number of films and series like I do, you’re at risk of becoming blasé and indifferent.…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 3 days agoThe Screen Addict | Shadow in the CloudA few years ago, the big-ticket production Shadow in the Cloud (2020) somehow flew completely under the radar (pun…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 4 days agoThe Screen Addict | RicochetThe other day, I felt like revisiting the early Nineties Action-Thriller Ricochet (1991). In this largely forgotten…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 5 days agoThe Screen Addict | The 51st StateSamuel L. Jackson is the most bankable actor in the world with a combined box-office of $27 billion – let that sink in…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 6 days agoThe Screen Addict | EmmerichI own at least five copies of Independence Day (1996). Almost 25 years ago, I first bought an ID4 home-entertainment…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 7 days agoThe Screen Addict | TripletsFirst of all – I don’t hate remakes. But more importantly, this tweet made me think of one of the most tantalizing…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 8 days agoThe Screen Addict | BardemI often find myself rooting for the bad guy in movies. I always felt that the writers of Die Hard (1988) gave Hans…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 9 days agoThe Screen Addict | MultiplicityAnother criminally underrated gem that I failed to mention in my Unsung Heroes of The Nineties piece, is Multiplicity…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 10 days agoThe Screen Addict | Die Another DayDie Another Day (2002) was the moment in the 007 franchise when Brosnan-era Bond reached the pinnacle of decadence.…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 11 days agoThe Screen Addict | Mutant ChroniclesMutant Chronicles (2008) is one of those films that all but vanished from our collective cultural memory. It randomly…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 12 days agoThe Screen Addict | Swept AwaySwept Away (2002) is somewhat of an oddity in Guy Ritchie’s filmography. No Brit Gangster flick or big-budget IP this…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 13 days agoThe Screen Addict | HeartburnPresent-day films stand on the shoulders of giants. It is vital that we remember and honor the giants of cinema, that…thescreenaddict (53)in #thescreenaddict • 14 days agoThe Screen Addict | Next Goal WinsI might be the only Dutch guy who doesn’t like soccer. However, I do love movies, Taika Waititi and Michael…thescreenaddict (53)in #thescreenaddict • 15 days agoThe Screen Addict | The FreshmanI remember hearing about the acting legend Marlon Brando before actually seeing him in a film. Without ever having…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 16 days agoThe Screen Addict | Fast XI will forever admire Vin Diesel for picking a fight with Universal and leveraging the rights to the Riddick franchise…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 17 days agoThe Screen Addict | Carlito's WayVery much against popular consensus, I have always preferred Carlito’s Way (1993) to Scarface (1983). Don’t get me…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 18 days agoThe Screen Addict | FriedkinWatching the trailer for William Friedkin’s final film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) made me think of two…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 19 days agoThe Screen Addict | Dear MamaBinge-watched the superb and thoroughly comprehensive documentary series Dear Mama (2023) on Disney+ the other day.…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 20 days agoThe Screen Addict | Jennifer 8I adore Andy Garcia. He made The Godfather Part III (1990) a worthy threequel, out-Clooney’d George Clooney in The…thescreenaddict (53)in Writing & Reviews • 21 days agoThe Screen Addict | PaxtonIt’s been almost six years, and I am still in complete shock over the sudden death of Bill Paxton. Paxton was a…