Michael Bay

Bay’s ‘The Rock’ (1996) is deliciously dumb fun

“The Rock” (1996) might not be a good film in any objective sense of the term (although it was nominated for a Best Sound Oscar),

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‘Bad Boys II’ (2003) both funnier and stupider

The most fun-to-watch (and possibly the most fun-to-make) parts of “Bad Boys” (1995) are the action sequences, and that’s again the case in the sequel.

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‘Bad Boys’ (1995) gets by on sheer will of Smith and Lawrence

“Bad Boys” (1995) is one of those movies that all my friends watched 100 times (or at least parts of it 100 times) back when

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‘The Rock’ review

John’s “The Rock” Throwback Thursday review, June 3, 2021 “The Rock” – An all-star cast headlines director Michael Bay’s intense tale of a war hero

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‘Armageddon’ review

Brainerd Dispatch: Completely random slice of pop culture 1998 was the year of ‘Armageddon’ By JOHN HANSEN July 10, 2008 This is going to sound

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‘Pearl Harbor’ review

“Pearl Harbor” — Saying that “Pearl Harbor” features horrific war scenes, strong acting from an all-star cast and a bit of a history lesson is

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