Bad Boys for Life (2020)
“Now it’s time to be good men.” There’s a nostalgic, practically immediate red & blue siren response that comes from hearing the Cops theme song and seeing a long dead […]
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Dolittle (2020)
“Please make it stop.” Featuring a massive and wastefully ballooned budget, Dolittle isn’t destined to become a bona fide box office bomb because it’s the worst picture of the year, although it […]
Just Mercy (2019)
“There’s always something that we can do.” After reading social justice warrior Bryan Stevenson’s account defending the wrongly accused in his book of the same name, I have to say […]
Like a Boss (2020)
“Business and friendship don’t always mix.” Sporting a brainless, raunchy, one size fits all story tailor made for an adult ladie’s night out after a few margaritas or a wine […]
Underwater (2020)
“You lose your sense of time in the dark.” Practically lifeless, lit by the despair of isolating desolation, and set in the deepest trenches of Earth’s most terrifying and unexplored […]
Honey Boy (2019)
“So where do we start?” Steeped in sadness with a few packets of sugary love spooned in for good measure, Honey Boy is a therapy session that takes place inside […]
Bombshell (2019)
“News is like a ship. You take your hands off the wheel and it pulls hard to the left.” Bombshell is a precise film. The blocking has been staunchly rehearsed, […]
The Irishman (2019)
“You don’t keep a man waiting. The only time you do is when you want to say something.” As an uneven, idle drive down a hitman’s memory lane, The Irishman […]
Uncut Gems (2019)
“Made a crazy risk – a gamble – and it’s about to pay off.” Few films from 2019 had a more meaningful or memorable opening sequence than the anxiety inducing […]
Richard Jewell (2019)
“People believe in the badge.” Richard Jewell is, on the surface, a worthy true life telling about a lowly and ill-regarded man desperate to help all those near him with […]
