A pretzel of a heist and bomb thriller. A decade ago, David Mackenzie made one of the best bank heist movies of all time called “Hell or High Water.” A decade later, […]
Fuze
Mother Mary
What pop stars deal with in the A24 world. Anne Hathaway plays a Sia, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga pop star named Mother Mary, who is going through an existential crisis and […]
Thrash
Baby Shark Don’t, Don’t, Don’t. “Thrash” tells the story of a Category 5 hurricane that attacks the coast of South Carolina, and brings in some hungry bull sharks in a neighborhood. We’ve […]
Exit 8
Lost in Transit. Found in Entertainment. We begin to watch the new Japanese thriller “Exit 8” through the eyes of the main protagonist as he’s getting on a subway, walks around the […]
Outcome
A Hollywood satire that loses its targets. Jonah Hill has made a name for himself in the comedy world with hits like “Superbad” and “21 Jump Street,” as well as serious roles […]
Pretty Lethal
These girls are better dancers than fighters in this pretty lousy action flick. Hungarian gangsters and young ballerinas don’t mix in the lousy action movie “Pretty Lethal,” and it makes more sense […]
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
Somebody caught the bloody bouquet at the wedding, and now we have a fun sequel. The opening credits give the sequel “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” the better title than […]
Project Hail Mary
Hail this space movie! Ryan Gosling is probably the better choice for the leading man of the new Sci-Fi film “Project Hail Mary” than Chris Pratt would have been. Given his recent […]
The Gates
A fine farewell performance from James Van Der Beek in a familiar thriller. James Van Der Beek has earned his fans with his iconic TV role of “Dawson’s Creek.” I never watched […]
Undertone
Hearing is just as scary as seeing. This is how I opened my review of “Midsommar.” “As a kid, my biggest fear is standing out in a field midday by myself, and […]
