“Salt”, “Lucy”, “Atomic Blonde” and “Red Sparrow” are just some of the recent entries in the female action spy/thriller genre. Only the first on that list actually worked. “The Rhythm Section” was supposed to be a 2019 release. So it’s fair to call it a leftover. And it’s not worth the wait. For a film […]
In 1975, a young director named Steven Spielberg created a phenomenon – and the idea of the “Summer Blockbuster”, with a film about a Great White with an appetite for swimmers. Now, 41 years later, Director Jaume Collet-Serra (who’s done three Liam Neeson action/thrillers in a row – with another on the way) has made […]
Just as “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” explored the unusual concept of someone aging in reverse, a new cinematic fable, “The Age of Adaline”, centers around another unique variation of the aging process – or more specifically – the non-aging process. Blake Lively, in her first film in nearly three years, delivers a standout […]