This fun concept gets slashed to death. The concept of “Boy Kills World” could work as a happy marriage between “John Wick,” Kill Bill,” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” for a number of reasons. One reason is how it… Read More ›
Crime
Wicked Little Letters
The clues add up in this cute and vulgar British whodunit. “Wicked Little Letters” tells the story of a devout Christian woman in Littlehampton, England 1920s, who keeps getting harassing letters, and accuses her Irish next door neighbor of writing… Read More ›
DogMan
Smart dogs in a dumb movie that needs a muzzle. Luc Besson, the French filmmaker behind such hits as “The Fifth Element” and “Leon, The Professional,” was accused of raping San Van Roy, but the charges were dropped due to… Read More ›
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Liam Neeson leads an Irish thriller with western overtones. “In the Land of Saints and Sinners” plays like a western on an Irish coast during the 1970s, and it sure feels authentic with the direction and ambiance. Using an Irish… Read More ›
Sleeping Dogs
Russell Crowe can’t solve this formulaic mystery. Last week, I reviewed “Knox Goes Away,” a small-time thriller with Michael Keaton as a contact killer suffering from dementia. Even though I didn’t go for the Al Pacino character, I liked that… Read More ›
Love Lies Bleeding
Steroids, lesbian romances, and crime make this a fun and sometimes strange ride. Last month, Ethan Coen released “Drive-Away Dolls,” which I liked for its sense of humor and lesbianism, although most movie-goers didn’t really go for it. Probably because… Read More ›
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping
A haunting and infuriating limited series on the evil Ivy Ridge school. Academy at Ivy Ridge (NOT Ivy League) was a boarding school in Ogdensburg, New York, which was so strict that you need permission to fart, you can’t go… Read More ›
Death and Other Details
The detective and his former client are the stars of this whodunit Hulu series. “Pay Attention. Details matter. If you want to solve a crime, any crime, you must first learn to see through the illusion,” as said by Detective… Read More ›
Lift
Kevin Hart’s plane heist movie is in a no-fly zone. 20 years after doing his own “Airplane!” rip-off with “Soul Plane,” Kevin Hart is back with another plane movie, but in the “Ocean’s Eleven” genre called “Lift.” As far as… Read More ›
The Dirty South
A small time crime drama in a small town that has some big ambitions. “The Dirty South” is an independent crime drama that came out last November, and I haven’t heard about it at the time. Until my collaborator at… Read More ›