Michael Rooker played the title role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, a genuinely disturbing low-budget film shot in Chicago, and worked as a janitor during production. Cliffhanger and Mallrats followed, and James Gunn has cast him repeatedly, giving him Yondu in the Guardians films, whose funeral is that trilogy’s best sequence.
Michael RookerHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) rates 8 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. Made for around a hundred thousand dollars, shelved for four years over its rating, and still the film that other films about this subject…
Bill PaxtonTombstone (1993) rates 9 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. The credited writer was fired a month into shooting, the credited director may not have directed it, and the result is the most quotable Western ever made. Val Kilmer…
Benicio del Toro1 soundtrack, the cosmic Marvel foundation. The 6.5 reflects honest evaluation of one of the more creatively committed Phase Two MCU entries and the film that introduced cosmic Marvel to mainstream audiences.
Bradley CooperKurt Russell's Ego, Yondu's affecting sacrifice, comedy density exceeding the original's balance, family themes as load-bearing foundation. The 6 reflects honest evaluation of a sequel that maintained the original's tonal commitment with diminishing returns and that increased the comedic density…
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