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 […]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Reawakening
The parents are more affective than the girl who may or may not be their daughter. “Reawakening” has a set-up that could make it a heartbreaking drama. A teenager leaves home, she’s […]
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
A lot of tricks, but not enough magic. “We vanished for a while, but in the world of magic, everything that disappears reappears, at least if the trick is done right,” says […]
The Running Man
My money’s on Glen Powell. “The Running Man” is the movie “Jackpot” thought it was going to be but wasn’t. I’m still aggravated that it was a hit on Amazon Prime Video, […]
Nuremberg
One of the most important trials dramatized nicely here by Malek and Crowe. Just the other day, I watched and admired “Judgment at Nuremberg,” which had an all-star cast of Spencer Tracey, […]
Die My Love
Jennifer Lawrence delivers as a young mother who acts like a baby. A few weeks ago, I was one of the few film critics to dislike “If I Had Legs I’d Kick […]
Predator: Badlands
It’s rated PG-13, but it’s still a fun Predator entry. “Predator: Badlands” is the second entry this year after the animated Hulu spectacle “Predator: Killer of Killers,” and both were directed by […]
Anniversary
Another thriller that knows what politics does to people and society. Entertainment, religion, and politics are all part of an ongoing issue, regarding different opinions and how people handle them. I remember […]
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 […]
Shelby Oaks
The found footage is scarier than the rest of this movie. “Shelby Oaks” opens as a splice between a found footage movie and mockumentary, as Riley Brennan, the host of the YouTube […]
