The spirits within push this Branagh mystery franchise higher. Kenneth Branagh’s take on Hercule Poirot has transitioned from an Agatha Christie character to an iconic movie name, and I’m not insulting literature […]
A Haunting in Venice
The Equalizer 3
Denzel Washington gives his hero a jumpstart in this likable (if sometimes gruesome) threequel. I discovered a word called “triaphilia,” which is the superstition that bad things come in threes. According to […]
Retribution
Noisy Liam Neeson movie should have its driver’s license revoked. Although “Retribution” is the American remake of a Spanish film called “El desconocido,” I still think it wants to go for “Speed,” […]
Heart of Stone
Gal Gadot thrives over a familiar action story. Gal Gadot has made herself into action movie actress with roles in “Fast & Furious 6” and “Wonder Woman,” and even her lousy espionage […]
Only Murders in the Building: Season 3
A new season that slays us more new stars and more new mysteries. Paul Rudd and Meryl Streep are the latest additions to the third season of Hulu’s groundbreaking whodunit comedy series […]
The Out-Laws
I think I’ll skip the reception. “The Outlaws” shamelessly rips off “Meet the Parents,” “Bonnie & Clyde,” “Ocean’s 11,” and “The In-Laws,” and I mean really shamelessly. Like it’s one of the […]
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Give it up for the people trying to save the world from the polluting assholes! I apologize to the environmentalists for driving a car to work, but if there’s one thing I […]
Mafia Mamma
I spit on this mafia comedy. How could Toni Collette succumb to this amount of idiocy in the new crime comedy “Mafia Mamma?” How can she be so annoying, despite her previous […]
Murder Mystery 2
Not a total piece of deux deux, but still not funny. The best thing I could say about the new Adam Sandler sequel “Murder Mystery 2” is that it’s not as offensively […]
A Thousand and One
This Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner features a mother and son story like no other. “A Thousand and One” is a near perfect movie about how a parent from a bad background […]
