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‘Extraction’ Review

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Brothers Joe & Anthony Russo will forever be known for successfully directing two “Captain America” and “Avengers” installments. They’ve now moved-on to transitioning Marvel stars into their own, non-superhero action films. The Russos produced last year’s crime-thriller “21 Bridges”, which starred “Black Panther”’s Chadwick Boseman. And they’re two of the (many) producers behind Netflix’s action-extravaganza […]
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‘Bad Education’ Review

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“Bad Education” debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. At that time it was still seeking a distributor. Many industry analysts predicted the film would be bought-up by a studio looking to, both release it theatrically, and make it immediately eligible for the 2019 awards season. That strategy would’ve complicated things for a […]
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‘Love. Wedding. Repeat’ Review

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A dashing Brit meets a charming American and they form an instant connection. But are they meant to be together? Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts explored this in the 1999 rom-com classic, “Notting Hill”. In the new Netflix’s rom-com, “Love. Wedding. Repeat” Sam Claflin and Olivia Munn assume those attractive roles. But this isn’t your […]
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‘The Main Event’ Review

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Over the past few years, the WWE has tag-teamed with some major film studios, resulting in some good to very good wrestling-themed movies. Included on that card are Sony Pictures Animation’s “Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania” and MGM’s hidden gem “Fighting with My Family”. Now stepping into the ring is the new Netflix family comedy “The […]
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‘Clover’ Review

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Luck is not on “Clover”’s side. This low-budget crime dramedy, Tarantino wannabe is now available on Video on Demand. But there won’t be much demand to watch it — and for good reason. Mickey & Jimmy, a couple of bumbling, family Irish bar-owning brothers, owe Tony, the big mob boss in town, a chunk of […]
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‘Elephant’ Review

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One of two new Disneynature documentaries debuting on Disney+ this Spring is “Elephant” (the other is “Dolphin Reef”). “Elephant” stars 40-year-old African elephant Shani and her young son Jomo. The mother and calf travel with their herd hundreds of miles across the Kalahari Desert on an annual quest for clean, healthy drinking water. “Elephant” is […]
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‘Vivarium’ Review

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A young couple is interested in buying a home. They walk into the office of a nearby development called Yonder. Gemma (played by Imogen Poots) and Tom (Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg) meet the oddball agent, Martin, who persuasively convinces them to take a drive to said development. When they arrive, things start to get a […]
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‘Resistance’ Review

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Marcel Marceau: Performing Artist. Iconic Mime. Emmy winner. Famous talk show guest. Nazi Resistance Fighter? Yes, it’s all true. The new IFC drama “Resistance”, available on VOD, stars Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg as a young Marceau. It’s the late 1930s in the north of France. Marceau works at his father’s butcher shop. But he […]
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‘Bloodshot’ Review

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In between those “Fast & Furious” films, Vin Diesel’s gotta find a way to pay the bills. And saying “I Am Groot” in Marvel movies can only get you so far. “Babylon A.D.”, “Riddick”, “The Last Witch Hunter”, “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” – completely mindless action fare. Add “Bloodshot” to that list. Diesel’s latest […]
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‘Wendy’ Review

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Filmmaker Benh Zeitlin released his indie drama “Beasts of the Southern Wild”, through Fox Searchlight, in Summer 2012. It made some noise at the box office and drew acclaim for Zeitlin’s vision and the breakthrough performance of young Quvenzhane Wallis. Six months later, Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in Oscars history. But that […]
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