This movie is like jury tampering but with A.I. I guess “Mercy” knows what A.I. represents in our society. It represents how soulless it is, and how the people who wish to […]
Mercy
The Rip
Another Affleck/Damon movie worth plenty of money. “The Rip” is the latest collaboration between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and their first acting roles together since “Air.” It’s also the latest action […]
A Private Life
Jodie Foster delivers in a Hitchcock-inspired film that starts fresh but ends up anticlimactic. “A Private Life” is a French thriller with an American leading actress and a Hitchcock concept. It regards […]
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Still the wrong pizza toppings. The film version of the video game “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was a big hit with fans, despite the fact that it was devoid of imagination and […]
The Secret Agent
The only place Wagner Moura is safe is in this great review. Don’t let the title “The Secret Agent” fool you. This isn’t a spy movie. It’s a Brazilian drama about a […]
Zootopia 2
A Disney sequel that slithers and hops its way to fun. When the bunny cop Judy Hopps and her fox partner Nick Wilde read my great review of the first “Zootopia” on […]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Another wake up call for this whodunit franchise. “Wake Up Dead Man” is the third entry of the “Knives Out” movies, and I have seen all three of them at the Chicago […]
It Was Just an Accident
One of the best revenge thrillers from any country. I’m told that the filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was also an Iranian political prisoner, didn’t get official filming permission from Iranian authorities to […]
The Lost Bus
Get on the bus, and watch McConaughey and Ferrera fight fire with fire. Paul Greengrass’ latest movie “The Lost Bus” takes place during the 2018 Camp Fire, which was the most destructive […]
Only Murders in the Building (Season 5)
A fun fifth season with gangsters and doormen. When we last saw Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short), and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), Oliver has been married, the doorman Lester […]
