This cute cartoon has a Tarantino and Soderbergh style. “The Bad Guys” begins with a “Pulp Fiction” inspired diner scene when Mr. Snake tells Mr. Wolf he hates birthdays, and claims he can taste air. And as they leave the… Read More ›
Crime
Ambulance
Let the ambulance pass. Michael Bay’s latest action movie “Ambulance” is basically like “The Fast and the Furious” mixed with “Heat,” “Gone in 60 Seconds,” “Bullitt,” and “Speed,” as we get bank robbers hijacking an ambulance with the paramedic and… Read More ›
Windfall
A wickedly funny and well-intended B-movie of a Netflix thriller. Jason Segel plays a criminal who crashes into a vacation home, urinates in the shower, eats oranges from the orchard, and steals money. Much to his surprise, Jesse Plemons as… Read More ›
The Outfit
A crime drama that’s tailor-made as it is clever. If you can try your best to follow a gangster plot regarding bugs and rats and betrayals, the least you can do is be absorbed by its execution, style, and cleverness…. Read More ›
The Batman
Riddle me this, riddle me that, who won’t enjoy this big, black, bat? From Adam West to Michael Keaton to Val Kilmer to George Clooney to Christian Bale to Ben Affleck, Batman has been an iconic DC hero finding himself… Read More ›
The Godfather: 50th Anniversary
The Francis Ford Coppola classic turns 50, whether you see it in Dolby or on Blu-Ray. In 1972, Francis Ford Coppola adapted Mario Puzo’s novel into a trilogy with the first two being the best and the third one being… Read More ›
Kimi
A stylish thriller about an agoraphobic and the monsters in the company she works for. Steven Soderbergh’s “Kimi” is a much better version of “The Woman in the Window” in every way. Only the crime doesn’t take place across from… Read More ›
Death on the Nile
Kenneth Branagh gives Hercule Poirot a second time around, and he improves. Kenneth Branagh’s take on “Death on the Nile,” which is finally showing its face in theaters this week, is better than his take on Agatha Christie’s “Murder on… Read More ›
Ray Donovan: The Movie
This well-acted movie version of the hit Showtime series misfires. I’m more into movies than I am in most TV shows, because there’s so many of them, it’s hard to keep up. That’s why I haven’t watched “Yellowstone” or “Ted… Read More ›
Peacemaker
Peace be with you John Cena. When we last saw John Cena’s Peacemaker, he was trying to cover up Amanda Walker’s dirty secrets by murdering Rick Flagg, and got shot in the throat by Bloodsport. The post credit scenes of… Read More ›