“Terminator: Dark Fate” is a return to form, a flexing of muscles that have not been used since – say – 1984 and 1991? That was the last time that a true James Cameron ‘Terminator’ story worked along with actors Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Back then, it was “The Terminator” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” that blasted onto the movie screens like a T-800. Read more
“Motherless Brooklyn” is a movie set in 1950’s New York, but the unmistakable location is “Chinatown”. Based on a novel from the 90’s (and also set in that time period), this version makes a jump to the ‘Film Noir’ Big Apple borough period, with wide lapel coats and fedoras all around. It is detective story, wrapped up in big city corruption and vice. Read more
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren), worth millions. And Roy means to take it all. Read more
“Doctor Sleep” is the continuation of Danny Torrance’s story 40 years after the terrifying events of Stephen King’s The Shining. Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. Read more
Emilia Clarke (HBO’s Game of Thrones), Henry Golding (A Simple Favor, Crazy Rich Asians), Michelle Yeoh and Emma Thompson star for director Paul Feig (A Simple Favor, Spy, Bridesmaids) in Last Christmas, a romantic comedy inspired by a George Michael beat, from a screenplay by Academy Award® winner Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Bridget Jones’s Baby) and playwright Bryony Kimmings. Read more
The point that a leader of young men is trying to recruit his greenhorns to perform illegal acts is peppered throughout the film in shocking and despicable ways. The narrative strongly focuses on Staff Sergeant Deeks, portrayed cold-heartedly by Alexander Skarsgård.
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In this incredibly impressive performance of all-around entertainer, Rudy Ray Moore, Academy Award nominee, Eddie Murphy, becomes Moore and his famous film character, Dolemite. ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ is a tribute to Moore who spent every penny he had to follow his dreams and be what his farmer father said he could never be… somebody. The 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon didn’t know what was about to hit them.
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“Black and Blue” is a movie title that could represent the terrible beating that both the local citizens and the law enforcement system takes. Or it could mean the divide between the low-income (and even lower class) people of color (black) and the local police force (men and women in blue). Read more
‘Jojo Rabbit’ is charming; it’s witty… it’s savagely extraordinary. It’s by far one of the best films of 2019. How can I quickly summarize it for you? I can’t! You just need to see it!! I’ll explain.
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