Diamonds are forever with this stylish crime thriller. Later during the new crime thriller “Crime 101,” there’s a conversation between two men about their favorite Steve McQueen films. One says: “Bullitt” because […]
Crime 101
Islands
A drama that doesn’t deserve to be lonely on vacation. “Islands” is a low key drama with more questions than answers. I thought I was the only person to acknowledge that until […]
Mercy
This movie is like jury tampering but with A.I. I guess “Mercy” knows what A.I. represents in our society. It represents how soulless it is, and how the people who wish to […]
The Rip
Another Affleck/Damon movie worth plenty of money. “The Rip” is the latest collaboration between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and their first acting roles together since “Air.” It’s also the latest action […]
A Private Life
Jodie Foster delivers in a Hitchcock-inspired film that starts fresh but ends up anticlimactic. “A Private Life” is a French thriller with an American leading actress and a Hitchcock concept. It regards […]
No Other Choice
There’s always a choice, and that’s to see this stylish and artful movie. We open with a family man in a rich house and a great family with the background feeling like […]
Dead Man’s Wire
The entertaining story of a man vowing revenge on a mortgage company. Gus Van Sant’s latest film “Dead Man’s Wire” is inspired by the true story of how Tony Kiristsis (1932-2005) came […]
The Secret Agent
The only place Wagner Moura is safe is in this great review. Don’t let the title “The Secret Agent” fool you. This isn’t a spy movie. It’s a Brazilian drama about a […]
Zootopia 2
A Disney sequel that slithers and hops its way to fun. When the bunny cop Judy Hopps and her fox partner Nick Wilde read my great review of the first “Zootopia” on […]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Another wake up call for this whodunit franchise. “Wake Up Dead Man” is the third entry of the “Knives Out” movies, and I have seen all three of them at the Chicago […]
