A bad ass heroine gets overshadowed by wall-to-wall violence. “Onslaught” is a movie that wants to be in some parallel dimension where Quentin Tarantino made his own version of “Civil War” and […]
Onslaught
By Any Means
No need for the fake nose, just some wise guy chemistry to elevate the period piece. The time is 1966, and the place is Mississippi. If an African-American FBI agent got pulled […]
The Runner
Run away from this routine thriller. The new Gal Gadot thriller “The Runner” is the latest in a series of movies regarding phone calls or texts threatening people, including “Phone Booth,” “Non-Stop,” […]
The Whisper Man
I don’t have to whisper to tell you to skip this dumb murder mystery. Maybe there could be something to look for in the new Netflix’s crime thriller “The Whisper Man” if […]
Idiots
The title speaks for itself. I wanted to like “Idiots” beginning with its comical introduction and its sharply edited trailer fresh from the Sundance Film Festival. We meet two knuckleheads who have […]
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
35 years of a great sequel you’ll be back for. Two weeks in a row, we have gotten mediocre action movies like “Mutiny” and “The Dog Stars” in a summer when blockbusters […]
The Dog Stars
A dog of Ridley Scott movie with very few of them. We have a list of post apocalyptic movies like the “Mad Max” movies, “Escape from New York,” the “28 Days Later” […]
Mutiny
A new Jason Statham movie that almost works. “Mutiny” is the new Jason Statham thriller that comes this close to being good-far better than “Hobbs and Shaw,” “Expend4bles,” “The Beekeeper,” “A Working […]
The Magic Faraway Tree
A whimsical fairy tale for kids. “The Magic Faraway Tree” is a family fantasy film that knows when to be delightful with the fantasy worlds and when to deal with reality. Think […]
It Ends
No traffic jams for this road trip psychological thriller. We had “Backrooms” last May, which took place inside the walls of a furniture store. Nobody knows why or how all of this […]
