Norton’s crime caper talks the talk and doesn’t really walk the walk. “Motherless Brooklyn,” Edward Norton’s first directing job since “Keeping the Faith,” is a 1950s crime noir that mostly relies on […]
Motherless Brooklyn
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Jesse Pinkman’s on the run, and he comes out strong. Years after AMC’s “Breaking Bad” ended and the spin-off “Better Call Saul” came into effect, Netflix has released “El Camino: A Breaking […]
Gemini Man
Deadshot vs. the Fresh Prince: Not as interesting as it looks. I acknowledge how Will Smith becomes disappointed with how the public takes some of his movies. “Wild Wild West” was a […]
Joker
In the vein of Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson, Joaquin Phoenix kills it as the Joker One of the season’s most talked about movies should be “Joker,” a twisted spin-off of the […]
The Irishman
Scorsese’s next entry with De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci is a hardcore masterpiece. Martin Scorsese is a filmmaker who knows what gangster movies are. “Mean Streets,” “Goodfellas,” “The Departed,” and “Casino,” among […]
The Laundromat
Soderbergh’s Netflix entry spends too much on the cast and less on the style and charisma. Director Steven Soderbergh is a filmmaker who plays the money game on film like a piano. […]
Abominable
This Yeti is actually pretty cool, but too much comedy steals the show. I was cynical about “Abominable,” the latest feature from Dreamworks Animation, because of how the trailers often portray it […]
Rambo: Last Blood
Personally, I prefer 1980s Rambo over 2010s Rambo. We all know John Rambo, the Vietnam War vet, played memorably and iconically by Sylvester Stallone. He’s perfect in the role, because of his […]
Rambo: The First 4 Bloods
Weapons armed, here’s Stallone fighting his own wars. The fifth installment of the popular Sylvester Stallone franchise, “Rambo: Last Blood,” hits theaters this Friday, and I would like to share with you […]
Hustlers
These women, led by Wu and Lopez, play the game just right. I want to make an important distinction before proceeding with my “Hustlers” review. When I make my Worst of the […]
