Reel Recon
Welcome to Reel Recon, my film review blog, which features movie and book reviews, podcast episodes, and celebrity interviews from my 15+ years as a film critic.
'21 Jump Street' Breathes Life Back into the Buddy Cop Genre
Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s action comedy 21 JUMP STREET, represents a glimmer of hope for the ailing buddy cop genre.
Book Review: Tales from Development Hell
Critic and screenwriter David Hughes gives you an education on the filmmaking process in his engrossing book TALES FROM DEVELOPMENT HELL.
'Project X' Fails to Properly Breed 'Superbad' and MTV Debauchery
If scientists were trying to breed the teenage angst of Superbad with the debauchery of an MTV reality show, the resulting would be Project X.