Review: ‘The Sheep Detectives’A Surprisingly Thoughtful, Well-Knit Charmer Of A Murder Mystery
A movie about talking sheep that investigate the murder of their beloved shepherd? Sounds like the kind of silly, cutesy family fare that I...
Review: ‘Mortal Kombat II’Better Characters, Bloodier Action, More Fatalities, A Superior Sequel That's Like...
It's rare that you see a sequel that is as much of an apology for its predecessor than Mortal Kombat II. The sequel, which reunites...
Review: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’Meryl Streep And Anne Hathaway Return For Chic Sequel...
Certainly, I'm not in the target demo for The Devil Wears Prada 2. I don't especially care for couture and and the glamourous world of...
Review: ‘Deep Water’Renny Harlin Delivers Plane Crashes And Shark Attacks In Thrilling Return To...
One has to give it up to Renny Harlin; he knows what his audience expects from him and he usually delivers it. A filmmaker...
Review:’One Spoon Of Chocolate’RZA's Racially-Charged Revenge Flick Needs Another Spoonful Of Flavor
RZA's directorial debut The Man with the Iron Fists was the promising launch of a filmmaker with unique Black perspective. Inspired obviously by the works of...
Review: ‘Animal Farm’Andy Serkis' Dumbed-Down Orwell Adaptation Is A Missed Opportunity
Andy Serkis had the right idea in mind with adapting George Orwell's grim political allegory, Animal Farm, for today's society. It could be argued that...
Review: ‘Mother Mary’Anne Hathaway And Michaela Coel Can't Rescue David Lowery's Flashy, Aimless Pop...
David Lowery's career has mostly walked two very different lines: gentle indie dramas such as Ain't Them Bodies Saints and A Ghost Story, or...
Review: ‘Fuze’David Mackenzie's Ticking Bomb Heist Thriller Is A Blast That Nearly Blows Itself...
I almost hate myself for making such an obvious pun, but Fuze is an absolute blast. A ticking clock heist movie and an exploding bomb thriller,...
Review: ‘Michael’Jaafar Jackson Moonwalks Past Biopic Cliches In Electrifying Crowd-Pleaser For The King Of...
Readers of my site will know that I have been highly skeptical of Michael, Antoine Fuqua's biopic on the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. I...
Review: ‘Ricky’Stephan James Has Never Been Better In Rashad Frett's Powerful But Familiar Postprison...
Someone needs to tell me why Stephan James isn’t an A-list actor right now, sought after by directors far and wide for intimate and blockbuster-sized projects....