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Review of “The November Man”
* * C Lazar Ristovski), a man destined to become the next Russian president. When she is assassinated by his former mentee David Mason...
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Review of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (mild spoilers)
* * * B Alden Ehrenreich) rescues Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) from his imperial captors and they join the crew of Tobias Beckett (Woody...
Sep 2, 20181 min read
Review of “Safe House”
* * * B Safe House is a spy thriller involving a bored CIA agent, Matt Westin (Ryan “Deadpool” Reynolds), in charge of a safe house in...
Aug 25, 20181 min read
Review of “Extinction” (mild spoilers)
* * * B I hope its not too much of a spoiler to say that the invasion does indeed happen. Peter and his family escape to the tunnels...
Aug 13, 20181 min read
Review of “The Alienist” (season 1)
* * * B The Alienist is a crime drama set in 1890’s New York. An abnormal psychologist (who were, at the time, known as alienists), Dr....
Aug 2, 20181 min read
Review of “Upgrade” (mild spoilers)
* * C Logan Marshall-Green), is implanted with a chip that allows him to walk again. He discovers that it can do much more than that, and...
Jul 28, 20181 min read
Review of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” (mild spoilers)
* * * B Chris Van Allsburg, was unspectacular. I went in to Welcome to the Jungle with low expectations, having seen the premise (Jumanji...
Jul 22, 20181 min read
Review of “The Incredibles 2”
* * * * A Bob Odenkirk) enlists Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) in a plan to make super heroism legal again. Meanwhile, Mister Incredible...
Jul 21, 20181 min read
Review of “Tomb Raider (2018)”
* * * B Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, is surprisingly good. There are some excellent supporting actors, including Dominic West as Lara’s...
Jul 15, 20181 min read
Review of “Death Wish”
* * * B If you like films like Taken, you’ll probably enjoy Deathwish. One of the most fascinating things about the film is that, despite...
Jul 2, 20182 min read
Is Ocean’s 8 a Flop?
First, lets look at domestic box office. Ocean’s 8 is still in theaters, but its now made the bulk of what it will make for Warner Bros,...
Jun 30, 20182 min read
Review of “Hannibal” (TV series)
* * * B The supporting cast is excellent: Will’s boss Jack Crawford (Laurence “Morpheus” Fishburne), his love interest Alana Bloom...
Jun 26, 20181 min read
Review of “Spinning Man”
* D Guy Pearce). At first his wife Ellen (Minnie Driver) stands by him, but as detective Malloy (Pierce “Bond” Brosnan) investigates,...
Jun 14, 20181 min read
Review of “Ready Player One” (mild spoilers)
* * * B With his friends Art3mis (Olivia Cooke), Aech (Lena Waithe), Daito (Win Morisaki) and Sho (Philip Zhao), he must battle the evil...
Jun 11, 20181 min read
Review of “Safe” (season 1)
* * C Amy James-Kelly) goes missing, Tom and his neighbor, policewoman Sophie Mason (Amanda Abbington) begin searching for her. The...
Jun 7, 20181 min read
Gender-Swap Remakes: Another Unoriginal Idea
Going ‘Overboard’: Hollywood’s glut of gender-swap remakes. What are they saying? From the polarizing “Ghostbusters” remake to the...
Jun 5, 20185 min read
Review of “Deadpool 2”
* * * * A Ryan Reynolds is excellent as the wise cracking, unkillable hero. After losing Vanessa (Morena “Inara” Baccarin), he is saved...
Jun 3, 20181 min read
Review of “Winchester”
* * C Winchester is a horror film that claims to be based on real events. Dr. Eric Price (Jason Clarke) is hired by the Winchester rifle...
May 27, 20181 min read
Review of “Red Sparrow”
* * * B There are plenty of twists and turns, and Dominica must go through trials to survive. Lawrence gives a good performance. Edgerton...
May 25, 20181 min read
Review of “Anon” (mild spoilers)
* * C The premise is a bit of a stretch for me. Amanda Seyfried is solid in the title roll, as is Colm Fiore as Sal’s partner. The pacing...
May 21, 20181 min read
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