Year: 2022

Movie of the Week: ‘The Gauntlet’

Jeff Mitchell

“The Gauntlet” (1977) – “Never saw a cop feeling sorry for himself before.  Mind if I watch.” – Augustina Mally (Sandra Locke) Sandwiched between Dirty Harry’s third and fourth movies, Eastwood plays Ben Shockley, an invisible Phoenix Police officer in “The Gauntlet”.  Despite several years on the force, Ben hasn’t broken a big case yet, and he longs for a wife and kids.  Unfortunately, he’s been married to alcoholism for far too long. On a beautiful Downtown Phoenix morning, his commanding officer (William Prince) hands him a routine assignment to…

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soars above the 1986 original

Jeff Mitchell

“Top Gun: Maverick” (2022) – “Top Gun” (1986) flew Tom Cruise into the Southern California skies and exploded his stardom into the stratosphere. Thirty-six years later, he returns as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in a sequel that soars above the original. During the biggest, boldest moments – and there are plenty of them in this 152 million-dollar budget blockbuster – Maverick “takes it right into the Danger Zone,” and yes, this film will “take your breath away.” With a 131-minute runtime – which tops a comparatively thinner 105 minutes of the…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies: Ranked #28 to #1

Jeff Mitchell

At ArtHouseFilmWire, we are very thankful for Marvel Studios and their vast collection of blockbuster flicks.  We’ve seen them all!  To help celebrate Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4, this is a great time to look at our MCU movie ranking: from #28 to #1.  We hope that you enjoy this stroll down Marvel Movie-Memory Lane! 28.  “Eternals” (2021) – In 5,000 B.C., Arishem, a goliath space being, sent 10 superheroes to Earth to fight a race of hunters that look like dinosaurs made of green bags of Twizzlers.  Now in…