Forget the logics; the stars, premise, and thrills make the show dangerous. I don’t watch much television thrillers, but when I’ve gotten word that “Hunters” is the first series to star Al […]
Hunters
Seberg
Stewart shines as Seberg, but the biopic is a missed opportunity. The recent Academy Awards have given us no surprises of the winners. “Parasite” became a milestone for being the first international […]
Oscar-Nominated Shorts-Live Action (2020)
Five Short Films-All Entertaining and Authentic. The Oscars are this Sunday night, and artisan theaters are given the opportunity to show people the nominations for best short films. I’ve decided to check […]
The Lodge
In this freezing cabin, all Hell breaks loose. To say that the recent best horror films are found in the artisan films market (“Hereditary,” “The Babadook,” etc.) would sound derivative, but “The […]
Bad Boys for Life
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star in the best of the three films. This past decade we were given a number of sequels that took about a decade or two to come […]
Underwater
The seaweed isn’t already greener for this Alien” meets “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” borefest. Let’s begin this scathing review of “Underwater,” an “Alien” meets “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” cash grab, […]
Queen & Slim
A sensational Bonnie and Clyde opus made to battle modern day racism. There’s an African-American spin on the Bonnie and Clyde and “Thelma and Louise” renegades in “Queen & Slim,” a movie […]
The Good Liar
This financial thriller doesn’t lie about everything. As I began to watch “The Good Liar,” I was derailed by its big money talk with Russian affairs and transfers. But as I continued […]
The Report
Adam Driver must expose the CIA in this riveting post-9/11 drama. The next time I hear a news report about a corrupt government, I’ll ask this: “they just wanted a screenplay, didn’t […]
Parasite
An unemployed family has consequences of fraud in riveting black comedy. Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker who’s best known for such foreign thrillers like “The Host,” a monster import from […]
