Author: Derrick Murray

I understand that throughout this series I will probably break my rules more often than not. That’s why the categorization of Underrated Actor is very broad and essentially excludes A listers and that’s about it. Pretty much everyone else, be it award winning or quickly becoming household names, even some with major franchise roles in their filmography will still count. The point is more to highlight lesser known works from relatively known actors rather than dig into actors you’ve never, ever heard of. I’ll still do that eventually, but this week is not that week. This week, we’re pouring praise…

We take a look at 2005’s “Bloodrayne,” a film adaptation by Uwe Boll starring Kristanna Loken based on the video game.

“Willy’s Wonderland” is much better on paper than it is in actuality, trading in its foundations of an over the top thrill ride for run of the mill genre tropes.

We need more films like “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which is absolutely brilliant in every possible way.

“Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” attempts to cover all of it in a span of 4 hour long episodes, and ultimately crumbles under the weight of its own ambitions.

It is always difficult to write about a young actor gone too soon. Not because they haven’t left us with plenty to talk about, just that (this is probably oversharing) I have an unhealthy fear of death and writing a spotlight of someone’s work after their passing is a reminder of that with every sentence. That certainly has more to do with me than it does Anton Yelchin, but if this spotlight seems shorter than some of the others, you deserve to know why and that it has nothing to do with laziness or effort. And make no mistake, Yelchin…

Does “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” deserve its 5% rating on Rotten Tomatoes? Surprising absolutely no one- yes, yes it does.

Chris Farley’s “Black Sheep” is funnier than you remember, even if it’s as deservingly forgettable and critically dismissed.

Christopher Plummer was a phenomenal actor, one who left a filmography of more than 119 films to remember him by.

As it turns out, game recognizes game. The 2021 SAG-AFTRA nominees were announced today, and include many of the snubs from their Golden Globe counterpart. The list of honorees seem to reflect a much stronger hand on the pulse of Hollywood; and films and actors that deserve to be recognized. Of course, no award show nominee list is perfect, but SAG gets way more right than wrong. It’s important to note that SAG focuses specifically on performances as opposed the overall filmmaking categories like the Golden Globes. It’s worth examining as a way to highlight those performances that are noticeably…