Even as a “cute little harmless throwback” to the 90s classic, this vapid remake is a disaster from the very start. Horribly unlikeable characters are only the tip of the iceberg in what winds up being exactly what you’d expect from a movie about vain, entitled social influencers. Even glorified […]
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Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Who knew that the calm and gentle man who brought (and continues to bring) so much joy into people’s lives was plagued by shady business deals, despicable partners, and so much darkness that it’s almost impossible to believe that he kept smiling and painting right up until the end? This […]
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Summer Days, Summer Nights
Set in the summer of 1983 at Rockaway Beach, this fun little Indie from writer-director Edward Burns doesn’t quite capture the same magic as his singular early work (The Brothers McMullen, She’s the One), but it’s still a sweet, nostalgic trip about a bunch of teens enjoying the salt life. […]
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Sweet Girl
Jason Mamoa and Isabela Merced star in a revenge thriller about a dad and daughter trying to hunt down the pharmaceutical company baddies who they blame for her mom’s cancer death, before going on the run to escape the authorities. It’s a violent road-trip that has a decent pace and […]
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Reminiscence
‘Westworld’ co-creator Lisa Joy makes her directorial debut with this muddled, overblown mess that will leave you wondering how it ever saw the light of day. Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson try their best to keep it afloat (pun intended—it takes place in a future, flooded Miami), but no amount […]
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The Protégé
Samuel L. Jackson and Maggie Q star as assassins in this well-paced thriller from Goldeneye (remember that one?) director Martin Campbell. It’s as bloody and a butcher shop (and sometimes just as messy), but Q carries the film on her back, and first-rate supporting turns from Michael Keaton and Robert […]
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Free Guy
Director Shawn Levy and screenwriter Zak Penn (Ready Player One) are behind this super-fun, high-energy flick about a video game background character (Ryan Reynolds) who decides it’s time to stop being all 1s and 0s and instead come to “life”. Though it’s definitely hyper-kinetic and, at times, a bit of […]
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Whirlybird
This documentary about Bob Tur, who revolutionized Los Angeles newsgathering in the 80s and 90s is a crazy look at a wild, wild man who always seemed to be in the right place at the right time. From the ’92 riots to the OJ chase and beyond, Tur was always […]
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The Suicide Squad
Director James Gunn’s latest is an all-out, nutballs redemption of sorts for the DC folks. After a less-than-dismal slate of offerings so far (with the lone exceptions of Wonder Woman and the Snyder cut of Justice League), the studio finally has a worthwhile film. John Cena, Margot Robbie, and Idris […]
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