Plane
People often ask me what movies they should watch to kill time on a long plane ride. I wouldn't recommend this particular film for that particular venue, unless you're a…
Review: Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
A couple of weeks before I saw this film, I read filmmaker Werner Herzog’s first novel "The Twilight World,” which draws on his meeting 25 years ago with Hiroo Onoda,…
(Spoiler-free) Review – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The spirit of the late Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa, Black Panther) looms large throughout Marvel Studios’ Wakanda Forever, even as the film—and the franchise—seeks to clear a path to a future…
Review: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
As sequels 30+ years in the making go... TOP GUN: MAVERICK delivers at mach speed. The high-adrenaline action drama is like a remake, homage and sequel all rolled into one.…
Spoiler-Free Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
This particular Doctor Strange movie is an odd duck. It infuses traditional Marvel/MCU superhero stuff with a psychological horror vibe--and zombies--which is great if you're a fan of director Sam…
Review: The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys… aint so bad. And neither is their movie. The film is basically an animated animal version of Oceans 11. A heist movie for the under 12 set,…
Quickie Review: The Northman
This is a quickie because I know I am not the audience for this violent revenge epic. It's the latest from writer/director Robert Eggers who garnered high praise for his previous…
Quickie Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
This has to be a quickie review because I don't want to get into trouble with the Wizarding World and all you muggles out there who pay close attention to…
Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once
At the center of this wild ride of an action/sci-fi flick is Chinese immigrant mom Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians, Shang-Chi) whose life definitely took a wrong turn somewhere.…
Review: The Adam Project
The Adam Project falls squarely in Ryan Reynolds' wheelhouse. It's a family-friendly, PG-13 time travel action adventure film packed with snark, humor and heart. It doesn't rise to the level…
Quickie Review: Blacklight
Now where did I put that last review of a Liam Neeson action movie? I can probably just dust it off... At nearly 70 (!) Liam Neeson remains quite watchable.…
Spoiler-Free Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home
I've been extremely cautious about venturing back into theaters. But I decided to celebrate my COVID booster shot with a limited-capacity IMAX screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home. After myriad…
Quickie review: The Harder They Fall
The Western has always been a pretty white genre. The Harder They Fall turns that on its head. With a superb cast (Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Edi…
Review: The Last Duel
Historical epics are not my cup of tea, but I was drawn to The Last Duel by the all-star cast of Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck. They do…
Quickie Review: American Night
This neo-noir crime flick set in the art world has a good cast, looks fabulous, and even has some decent music. But at just over two hours in length, it…