The actors are true, even if the movie fibs a bit. You know who Ned Kelly was. He was an Australian bushranger, who led a gang of criminals known as the Kelly […]
True History of the Kelly Gang
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
This animal documentary sinks its claws into the people and tigers. Ever since the COVID-19 epidemic, I’ve heard all the talk about how popular the new Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, […]
Coffee & Kareem
Just be glad this ugly cop comedy doesn’t last for “48 Hours.” I remember saying in my review of “Like a Boss:” “Something tells me I might see something worse this later […]
Cotton Club, 1900, Night Moves, MacBeth, Marvin Gardens, and Miami Blues
Polanksi, De Niro, Coppola, Baldwin, Nicholson, and Hackman-all part of some past selections. A friend of mine has loaned me some of his DVDs from his collection, and given our Coronavirus nightmare […]
Spenser Confidential
Get ready for Mark Wahlberg’s made-for-Netflix flick. “Spenser Confidential” looks and feels like a made-for-Netflix movie withs its photography, narrative, and nonstop action; and it is. But it’s also a funny and […]
The Jesus Rolls
This spin-off/remake wastes the iconic character and rolls gutter balls. “The Big Lebowski” will always be one of the Coen Brothers’ most extraordinary and nostalgic masterpieces of this or any other century. […]
Birds of Prey
At this point, Harley Quinn is DC’s feminine Deadpool. Unlike “Suicide Squad,” “Birds of Prey” gives Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn a real character study, a trippy narrative, and a lot of […]
Bad Boys for Life
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star in the best of the three films. This past decade we were given a number of sequels that took about a decade or two to come […]
The Gentlemen
Guy Ritchie’s latest “Snatch” doesn’t go “Up in Smoke.” When you see a British crime film that excessively curses and morphs the violence with comedy, you’re probably in for a good time […]
Uncut Gems
Adam Sandler gives his best (serious) performance since “Punch Drunk Love.” I’ve been a fan of Adam Sandler’s comedies like “Big Daddy” and “Happy Gilmore,” and it was a pleasure meeting him […]
