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‘Michael’ Film Review: Groove and Let the Magic of the Music Get to You
“What is undeniable is Fuqua’s love for his subject. The filmmaker understands that, whatever the controversies in his later life, Michael Jackson had a big heart that beat with love for the world entire.”
‘The Long Walk’ Film Review: A Moving and Suspenseful Parallel to Modern America
The director’s ability to balance emotion, suspense, and uncomfortable intensity is powerful and honors King’s original vision.
‘From the World of John Wick: Ballerina’ Film Review: Ana de Armas Goes Wick
Wiseman and company have delivered one of the most entertaining action movies of the year
‘Freaky Tales’ Film Review: Not Freaky Enough
This is the type of picture that would fit nicely into the filmographies of Cannon Films or New World Pictures.
‘Megalopolis’ Film Review: Perchance to Dream
Francis Ford Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS is a masterful call for the audience to engage their minds and exists as a plea for more adventurous moviemaking.
‘The Killer’s Game’ Film Review: Fun Action Surrounds an Off-Balance Script
The new action-comedy, The Killer’s Game, packs a wallop in its well-choreographed and entertaining moments of gunplay and hand to hand combat. J.J. Perry’s sophomore outing as director gets these scenes down. The filmmaker was a stunt coordinator on the
‘1992’ Film Review: A Tired Heist Movie Disguised as Something Important
In his excellent 2002 cop drama Dark Blue, director Ron Shelton weaved a powerful story of police corruption into the backdrop of the L.A. riots of 1992. The filmmaker didn’t use the incident as a prop, but a canvas to
‘The Crow’ Film Review: A Gen X Goth Classic Respectfully Updated
It will be tough for devoted fans of Alex Proyas’ 1994 original to put aside their biases and go into the update with an open mind. If audiences will give this new version a chance, they will find Rupert Sanders’
‘Boy Kills World’ Film Review: Enough Already
Today’s action films just aren’t fun anymore. With the exception of a select few, most action thrillers drown in an excess of preposterously over-the-top moments that make them hard to enjoy. Existing in the tired world of video game-inspired action,
Review: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Is An Unmitigated Blast
Unlike the studio trepidation in releasing films following the reopening of theaters, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) knows when to charge like a bull head-on into a fracas. Then, once theaters opened back up and audiences were ready to head in