So many problems, so many misguided directions. “Echo Valley” is a made-for-AppleTV+ movie with a mother and daughter relationship having different problems. One of them regards love and loss, and the other […]
Echo Valley
Predator: Killer of Killers
Even in animation, these Predators are still awesome. I’ve mentioned that my favorite adult animated film of all time is “Heavy Metal,” which combined Sci-Fi and fantasy with rock music. Even in […]
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Ana de Armas has plenty of ammo in this worthy “John Wick” spin-off. “Ballerina” is the Ana de Armas action vehicle that neither “Ghosted” nor “The Gray Man” was. And to be […]
Tornado
This samurai western isn’t as glorious as it should have been. As I begin to watch “Tornado,” I see the title Japanese girl running away from a diverse group of men and […]
Dangerous Animals
Now this is a shark movie made for the 2020s. Since I’ve skipped the “Sharknado” and “Meg” movies, I’ve said the following statements for the most recent shark movies. For “No Way […]
The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson’s new movie sure has a lot of affairs to get in order. I think we can agree that Wes Anderson’s movies, whether they’re good, great, or mediocre, are whimsical and […]
Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning
A fun, but overlong MI conclusion. That is if it is the last entry. If you recall the first part of “Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning,” Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt had to stop the […]
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Don’t rush to this cinematic train wreck. Trey Edward Scults’ last movie “Waves” was a powerful film that showed us two siblings going through a crisis and trying to find their inner […]
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 […]
The Surfer
Cage must go through Hell and back before he can say: “Surf’s Up.” “The Surfer” is hot and sunny. And I mean that in the look and feel, as everything looks and […]
