A lot of tricks, but not enough magic. “We vanished for a while, but in the world of magic, everything that disappears reappears, at least if the trick is done right,” says […]
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
The Running Man
My money’s on Glen Powell. “The Running Man” is the movie “Jackpot” thought it was going to be but wasn’t. I’m still aggravated that it was a hit on Amazon Prime Video, […]
Arco
Help the kid who flies with the rainbow, taste the rainbow. There are two sets of futures in the French animated feature “Arco.” In 2932, a great flood has sent people to […]
Predator: Badlands
It’s rated PG-13, but it’s still a fun Predator entry. “Predator: Badlands” is the second entry this year after the animated Hulu spectacle “Predator: Killer of Killers,” and both were directed by […]
It Was Just an Accident
One of the best revenge thrillers from any country. I’m told that the filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was also an Iranian political prisoner, didn’t get official filming permission from Iranian authorities to […]
Frankenstein
Guillermo Del Toro stitches up one Hell of a monster movie. Seeing Guillermo Del Toro’s vision of “Frankenstein” on 35MM film is almost like watching a classic film on screen. You can […]
Bugonia
If this girl is actually an alien, then this is one of the best of the genre. I seem to recall Richard Roeper’s review of “The Killing of a Scared Deer,” in […]
Good Fortune
An angel comedy worth praising for. Aziz Ansari has made a name for himself in the comedy world with his stand-up comedy and roles on shows like “Parks and Recreation” and “Master […]
The Mastermind
A good movie about a bad thief. The centerpiece of “The Mastermind” has a character telling the main thief: “I don’t think you thought things through enough.” According to what Kelly Reichardt’s […]
Roofman
I’m a Toys “R” Us kid with this movie. When we see Channing Tatum robbing a McDonalds and suggesting that the franchise never notice some missing money, it relaxes me because I […]
