If you don’t count this past February’s “Marlowe” (which was much more of a slow-paced drama than an action film), it’s actually been 16-months since the last Liam Neeson thriller. So, I guess we were due. Here comes “Retribution”. The first thing writer Chris Salmanpour and director Nimrod Antal had to decide was what to […]
It’s the revenge thriller that took the TIFF Midnight Madness program by storm last September. Lionsgate, which acquired “Sisu” shortly thereafter, is opening it in theaters nationwide this Friday (the same day the studio is releasing the Judy Blume adaptation, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”. Talk about going after two different audiences!) Sisu […]
You’ve seen it on posters, trailers and commercials. Voiceover artists have often said it. An actor’s name tends to come with the phrase “Academy Award Winner” or “Academy Award Nominee”. “1923”, the latest “Yellowstone” spinoff series, stars Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren and Academy Award Nominee Harrison Ford. Frankly, Harrison Ford is such an icon […]
You know what we could all use right now during these crazy times? A Liam Neeson action/thriller! Unfortunately, “Honest Thief” is low in both the action and thrills departments — and is a middle of the road entry in his specialty genre. Neeson plays Tom Carter. He admits early on that he’s robbed a dozen […]
Traditionally, movies that adapt or borrow from real-life situations tend to include some unbelievable elements for overblown, dramatic intent. “Infidel”, which is based on true events, doesn’t rely on such antics. Instead, this is one of the most authentic-feeling films of 2020. Doug (Jim Caviezel) is a Christian journalist and blogger living in Washington D.C. […]
Liam Neeson and real-life son Micheal Richardson play father and son Robert and Jack. Jack wants to sell his parents’ former home in Italy and use his proceeds to buy the London art gallery he’s currently running with his soon-to-be-ex-wife. So Jack and Dad (a famous artist) head to Tuscany to spruce-up the villa, which […]
“The Accountant” was one of my favorite films of 2016. Director Gavin O’Connor delivered a unique, multi-genre piece of filmmaking with a dynamite Ben Affleck as the title character. Now O’Connor and Affleck reunite on the drama, “The Way Back”. For the most part, this is a much calmer and more straightforward movie — and […]
Last year, Sylvester Stallone announced that “Creed II” was going to be his final “Rocky” movie. While he’s already swirling up rumors that he may revive the Italian Stallion, it appears Sly is officially saying farewell to his other long-running, cinematic character. “Rambo: Last Blood” is the fifth installment in a franchise that began with […]
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. (Sony Pictures) Chris Hemsworth is best known for playing the superhero Thor. Tessa Thompson has also been in several […]
2012’s “Men in Black 3” was a highly satisfying conclusion to the sci-fi action comedy series. But we’re in an era in which studios just can’t leave things be. Now, 7 years later, Sony has dug up the “MIB” brand and spun it on its axis to give us “Men in Black International”. Marvel Cinematic […]