A peaceful retirement film that’s more relaxing than structured. This is a short review, because “Wood and Water” is a short movie, running for nearly 80 minutes. It’s a German import written […]
Wood and Water
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 […]
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 […]
Deep Water
An erotic thriller you wish would drown. Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are two of the best talents around, but not even they could survive “Deep Water,” an erotic thriller from […]
Alice
Keke Palmer explodes, while the story of racism implodes. Keke Palmer has made a name for herself with a number of movies from “Akeelah and the Bee” to “Ice Age: Continental Drift” […]
The Adam Project
Ryan Reynolds’ time traveling comedy has heart and nostalgia. Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, who both had a worldwide success with “Free Guy” last year, reunite for the made-for-Netflix Sci-Fi action […]
After Yang
Another A.I. drama that’s quite essential for any film lover. In the tradition of such A.I. dramas like “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Ex Machina,” “After Yang” joins the club. Written and directed […]
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 […]
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
This long unseen Cold War thriller comes during a heartbreaking event. The news of Russia launching attacks on Ukraine has left the world in shock. This war began in 2014, and continues […]
No Exit
This chilling thriller threatens to get overshadowed by weak dialogue. I caught a glimpse of Hulu’s new thriller “No Exit” last week before the review embargo lifted, and I needed time to […]
