Richard Chamberlain, Author at Boom Howdy

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Review: “Only the Brave” Honors the Granite Mountain Hotshots

Richard ChamberlainOctober 20, 2017

It’s possible you may have missed the real story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a brave group of 19 firefighters killed during the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013. Perhaps the biggest challenge of making a movie based on a true and tragic story... Read More...

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“The Foreigner” Feels Like a Harmless 80s Video Rental

Richard ChamberlainOctober 13, 2017

Jackie Chan has had essentially three phases of his acting career. With 134 films to his credit, it may seem as if the 63 year-old actor has been acting his way through action flicks for a long time and you wouldn’t be wrong. After establishing himse... Read More...

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REVIEW: ‘American Made’ Entertaining, but Less than Factual

Richard ChamberlainSeptember 29, 2017

So, anytime a movie is released stating that it’s “based on a true story,” I always wonder just how much is true and how much has been embellished for the audience. Let’s be honest, sometimes a film is made a little more exciting than the real story.... Read More...

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Kingsman Return to Save the World Again

Richard ChamberlainSeptember 22, 2017

In 2014, director Matthew Vaughn, with writing assistance from Jane Goodman, brought the comic book series The Secret Service to life in an entertaining big-screen adventure that became a surprise hit. Now, some three years later, Vaughn returns with... Read More...

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“It” is a Worthy Adaptation of a Stephen King Classic

Richard ChamberlainSeptember 8, 2017

I’ve been a Stephen King fan ever since reading Salem’s Lot in the late 70s and watching the CBS television mini-series. I’ve also known for just about as long that adaptations of King’s works are hit and miss at best (thinking of you Dark Tower). So... Read More...

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Dunkirk Not Quite the Greatest War Epic of All Time

Richard ChamberlainJuly 21, 2017

Any time a director attempts to create a film based on historical events, there is almost immediately a line of detractors just waiting for some unnecessary revision or inaccurate retelling of what really happened. Sometimes, changes are necessary fr... Read More...

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Review: ‘Paris Can Wait’ Until Something Better Comes Along

Richard ChamberlainJune 20, 2017

In the summer blockbuster season where the bigger the explosion the better, it can be refreshing to sit back and watch a movie that offers a much quieter experience. The premise of a drive through the Paris countryside with a woman and one of her hus... Read More...

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Review: Pull the Plug on ‘Kill Switch’

Richard ChamberlainJune 16, 2017

Do you have one of those friends that always wants to show you something cool on a video game and leaves you watching him play for hours on end? Have you ever experienced how frustrating it is to have no control over what you are seeing happen on scr... Read More...

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Review: ‘It Comes at Night’ Fails to Deliver Promise of Trailer

Richard ChamberlainJune 9, 2017

Whenever Hollywood starts promoting a film as one of the scariest films of the year, more times than not they are overcompensating for the fact that it really isn’t. And while dystopian apocalyptic end of the world flicks are always going to be popul... Read More...

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Review: Patriotic Message in ‘Megan Leavey’ Lost Due to Lackluster Effort

Richard ChamberlainJune 9, 2017

The war film genre never gets old, as long as the story is engaging and well balanced with solid action sequences. And the “dog saves human life” genre, while often much more emotional, is also one that generally remains interesting, especially when ... Read More...

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