“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” is the third in the franchise of the story involving the “Four Horsemen”. It doesn’t matter that one of the “Horsemen”magicians is a woman. All of these sleight-of-hand artists have another specialty — Grand Theft Alacazam… Read more
“American Skyjacker” is a documentary movie, and it is based on a popular podcast. The podcast is a true-life examination of a true crime. The show is about the second-best-well-known airplane hijacker, after D.B. Cooper. Which means, to almost everyone, he is someone who is unknown… Read more
“Bugonia” is a movie makes you get out a coin from your pocket. Do you root for the misguided, tin-foil-hat-level conspiracy theory believing low-level weirdo dude who kidnaps a CEO? Or do you root for the soulless, pontificating, arrogant self-absorbed CEO who just might be causing the End of the World? Toss that coin, you pick… Read more
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” is a slow-motion slide down a slippery slope of anxiety and depression. A woman who is trained to help others deal with their emotional issues finds it impossible to deal with all of her own. She sinks in deeper and deeper, and dark clouds of doubt surround her. Read more
“The Black Phone 2” carries on the tense telephone terror that began in “The Black Phone” (2021). In the original movie, an old black rotary phone held a supernatural connection to a world beyond. A serial child abductor/ killer was stopped by one of his victims. However, the now deceased killer is back to his old tricks. The Black Phone now has become a party line… Read more
“Anemone” is grim and glum picture of self-isolation. Yet the picture is beautiful and magnificent, and the picture is moved by some incredible acting. The award-winning talent is given a canvas that is barely holding up. It is like putting a finely tuned Ferrari engine into a Volkswagen Beetle. It is ready to race but runs more like the tortoise than the rabbit. Read more
“The Smashing Machine” is a look at the Full Contact Wrestling / Mixed Martial Arts world-class fighter who rose to fame in the late 1990’s. This is a mountain of a man who fought with a brutal style. Sometimes his low-key emotions got in the way of his relationships. Read more
“Him” — So like the song says, “Are you ready for some Football?” But it fails to mention the insane lengths that one particular player travels to be the Greatest of All Time, the GOAT. In ancient times, the goat was used for a sacrifice, is it any wonder that a new young player is next up on the alter? Read more
As of the release of this movie, Rotten Tomatoes has a Critics 96% rating of positive reviews.
“The Long Walk” is a disturbing and brutal look at an authoritarian, militaristic society that uses torture to ‘motivate’ the public. They force 50 ‘volunteers’ to participate in a grueling endurance contest of ‘Walk or Die’. There will be 49 losers, and if you fail to keep up — they will ‘punch your ticket’. Not a pleasant stroll, by any means… Read more
“The Conjuring: Last Rites” is a new movie that will continue — and perhaps end — the legacy of the ‘Paranormal Activity’ husband and wife team of Ed and Loraine Warren. They are called into a new case. And this time — it’s Personal!
