With the Mets-Rockies game fairly unremarkable, I turn to the world of cinema for some new release goodness.

1408- Lonestar Mets puts a heavy watch recommendation on John Cusack’s newest horror suspense film. I have always been a John Cusack fan, despite several bombs including America’s Sweethearts and Pushing Tin. I really wish John would make another film in the spirit of the underrated Better Off Dead, which was a genius film that stands up today. Nonetheless if you, like me are a Cusack fan, 1408 delivers a much needed Cusack driven vehicle. Without giving away too much, John plays a fiction writer turned hotel critic specializing in haunted hotels after a later revealed family tragedy, who learns of a “haunted” hotel room at the New York hotel, The Dolphin. Samuel L. Jackson plays the supporting role of Hotel Manager. Based on a short story by the great Stephen King, our hero checks into room 1408, things take a turn for the worse. This film isn’t your typical, worn out scary movie with an overused plot. It is fresh, suspenseful, and intelligent and will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you are planning on a Fourth of July trip to the Movies, put 1408 on the top of your must see list.

Live Free or Die Hard- this fourth installment of the John McLane series is an entertaining film, but like the two before it, falls short of the original classic. LFODH is worth a rent, but don’t stand in line at the movies for this one.

Die Hard (1988) After watching the forgettable Live Free or Die Hard, I immediately popped my special edition copy of Die Hard into the player. The greatest action film of all time still stands the test of time: the greatest action hero ever in the greatest situation known to cinema with an outstanding chief villain. Die Hard makes any red blooded American believe that they too could defeat a high rise building full of bad guys with no shoes and a 9 mm berretta. Some nineteen years, no action film has come close to matching the thrill ride of Bruce Willis’ defining action role of the medium, and it even doubles as a Christmas movie.