Not much Clear and Present Danger here. Tom Clancy’s literature CIA analyst character Jack Ryan has been able to transition himself into movies. Alec Baldwin played him in “The Hunt for Red […]
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
In the Grey
Too grey to be a Guy Ritchie hit. Guy Ritchie’s latest crime caper “In the Grey” is a real missed opportunity that looks and acts stylish, but spends too much time on […]
Is God Is
Plenty of fire in this stylish thriller. I was expecting the new blaxploitation thriller “Is God Is” to be wildly entertaining and ambitious and it is. And it also is a grindhouse […]
The Punisher: One Last Kill
Not the TV special this vigilante deserves. Jon Bernthal reprises his Marvel role as Frank Castle A.K.A The Punisher in the Disney+ MCU special “The Punisher: One Last Kill” and in the […]
Magic Hour
The performances and ambiance are more pulsating than its predictability. “Magic Hour” runs for less than 80 minutes and wants to deal with the power of love and grief. And it should […]
Tuner
We can hear a lot here, and it gets loud. When I found out “Tuner” was about a crime movie with the main protagonist having a hearing condition, I was thinking back […]
The Wizard of the Kremlin.
Not the ideal Russian political satire. I remember my late grandfather commenting on my review of “The Death of Stalin,” suggesting that I thought Lavrentiy Beria, the Marshall of the Soviet Union, […]
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Don’t worry, this octopus won’t spray ink in your face. In the new Netflix drama “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” we get some “Black Beauty” narration from Alfred Molina speaking as the thoughts of […]
Blue Film
A different kind of gay drama that leaves you thinking. I received a screening link for “Blue Film,” and I think it might be part of the theatrical release, but it begins […]
The Devil Wears Prada 2
20 years later, they still have strong fashion sense. 20 years ago, back when I was a kid bound to seeing PG and PG-13 rated films, my mother took me to see […]
