A cute whodunit in the old folks home. While Hulu gives us “Only Murders in the Building and while Rian Johnson gives us “Knives Out” and “Poker Face,” Netflix gives us the […]
The Thursday Murder Club
Highest 2 Lowest
A Spike Lee Joint that raps and speaks its mind. We begin with a cover version of “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” and a montage of New York City. And then we […]
Honey Don’t!
Honey, I Don’t give a damn about this movie. We begin with the aftermath of a car crash, and a woman with a short hairstyle takes the dead driver’s ring, which has […]
Weapons
An original horror movie with daring and thought-provoking ambitions. The poster and trailer makes the concept of “Weapons” quite clear. “Last Night At 2:17 AM, Every Child Out of Mrs. Gandy’s Class […]
The Bad Guys 2
A “Bad Guys” sequel with the right kind of bad attitude. “The Bad Guys 2” may be something that parents were thinking about when they were forced to take their kids to […]
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I know what this sequel needs: originality. The 1997 horror film “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was based on Lois Duncan’s novel and written for the screen by Kevin Williamson, […]
Bring Her Back
A horror movie a social worker wouldn’t want you to see, but you have to anyway. Danny and Michael Philippou, the twin Australian filmmakers whose “Talk To Me” was a big hit […]
Fountain of Youth
I’m not getting any younger here. I think Guy Ritchie’s new movie “Fountain of Youth” has been reading too many Dan Brown novels and watching his movies (particularly “The Da Vinci Code”), […]
Poker Face: Season 2
Natasha Lyonne is still one Hell of a sleuth. Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face” was my favorite TV show of 2023 because of the directions it took and the big stars who delivered […]
Another Simple Favor
Another fun murder mystery sequel. If you recall the last time “Simple Favor,” the dotty mom Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) exposes the missing mom Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) as a murderer on […]
