I have never wanted to walk out on a Marvel movie – not even the Dolph Lundgren Punisher – but Venom…
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Assassination Nation: Assault on the Internet!
Assassination Nation is the story of how the internet brings a witch hunt back to Salem. It is brutally unsubtle and thrown together with a complete lack of nuance but is actually pretty effective at saying what it needs to say.
The House with a Clock in its Walls – Little Kid Scary; Family Fun!
Eli Roth dials his horror instincts down a few notches to direct The House with a Clock in its Walls – a family comedy-horror tale that’s much more comedy than horror.
A Simple Favor: Sleek, Sophisticated and Sneaky Smart!
Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor is inspired – from its Saul Bass-like question mark poster (above) to its double and triplecrosses – by the breezy sophisticated mystery-thrillers of the ‘60s and early ‘70s.
The Predator Starts Fast; Never Slows!
The Predator is the second-best entry in the franchise behind only the original. It’s smart, fast-paced and has some ideas you don’t usually get from a science fiction/action movie.
Peppermint’s Riley North Makes The Punisher Look Like a Wimp!
There’s an admonition about not poking a bear – which means poking a mama bear whose mate and cub you’ve just killed might be a much worse idea.
Crazy Rich Asians – Ostentatious Yet Intimate Romantic Comedy!
Crazy Rich Asians takes standard rom-com tropes (boy meets girl; they fall in love; she meets the parents; the parents disapprove) and filters them through Asian and Asian-American perspectives. Not only does it work, it’s almost perfect.
Christoper Robin Is Charming, Thoughtful and Delightful!
Disney’s Christopher Robin is an unexpectedly delightful film that reminds us all that family means more than anything else – and that old friends are to be valued and heeded.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout Is This Summer’s Best Action Movie!
Mission: Impossible – Fallout is unique in several ways: it’s the first time a writer-director has done two consecutive IMF missions; it’s the first time an entry in the series is a direct sequel to the previous one; it’s the first entry in which its star suffered an injury severe enough for the film to […]
The Equalizer 2: Reliably Calm; Reliably Deadly!
Robert McCall, the OCD ex-CIA operative with the imperturbable Zen calm, is back. Once again played by Denzel Washington and directed by Antoine Fuqua, The Equalizer 2 is pretty much the sequel we’ve been expecting – McCall is now stepping in for those who seemingly can’t be helped and, exacting revenge for the death of […]
Skyscraper – Die Hard in The Towering Inferno It’s Not
In Skyscraper, a man has to save his family from the world’s tallest building after a group of mercenaries set it ablaze. It can’t decide if it wants to be goofy summer fun or an all-out disaster flick. The only real survivors of Skyscraper are Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell.