Tag: MGM
‘Crime 101’ Film Review: A Good Cast Anchors an Involving, Character-Driven, Thriller
“This is a patient and well-paced thriller that cuts its own entertaining path through the streets of L.A. crime cinema.”
‘Challengers’ Film Review: Simplistic Metaphors On and Off the Court
Along with golf, the world of tennis has rarely made for good cinema, (1979’s Players, anyone?). With the exception of 2017’s Battle of the Sexes (which only worked due to the committed performances from Emma Stone and Steve Carell), the
‘Música’ Film Review: The Rhythms of Life and Love
The rhythms of life abound in director/writer/star Rudy Mancuso’s debut feature film, Música, a charming little piece about finding love and searching for one’s role in the play of life. In this fantastically imaginative piece, Mancuso stars, directs, co-writes (with
“Road House’ Film Review: An 80s Classic is Defamed
Immediately setting a bland and unoriginal tone in only its first five minutes, the new Amazon release, Road House, is an insipid remake of Rowdy Harrington’s 1989 cult classic. Former good director Doug Liman seems to have set out to
Film Review: ‘Surrounded’- A Western With Deeper Subtext
With the Western in extremely short supply these days, it is always exciting when a new oater rides into cinemas. 2023 began with a good one, Brett Donowho’s “The Old Way” starring Nicolas Cage. As we come to the year’s
Film Review: ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’
Three pillars of human existence and the bonds between us define Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, a story of survival, instinct, and basic human goodness in a time and place that does not support or forgive such acts. The place is Afghanistan,
Film Review: ‘Air’ Is A Slam Dunk
As a teenager growing up in the Milwaukee area, it was difficult to miss the magic Michael Jordan brought to the court as the Chicago Bulls made championship history. To be sure, Milwaukee has its own NBA team; however, its
‘Creed III’: Movie Review
A legacy continues; a torch has been passed on in a franchise that has captured audiences’ hearts and souls ever since Bill Conti’s rousing theme became ensconced on Rocky some forty-seven years ago. Michael B. Jordan, who shook the world
Three Thousand Years Of Longing: Film Review- A Captivating Fairy Tale For Adults
The visionary scope of director George Miller has long been one of the most unique and original in all of cinema. As his latest film “Three Thousand Years of Longing” proves, the filmmaker has not and will never lose his
‘Cyrano’ Movie Review: Musical Adaptation Emphasizes Love; Dinklage Astounds
English director Joe Wright returns to the silver screen with Cyrano, an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Love is in the air as Cyrano, played by Peter Dinklage, pines for the affections of Roxanne (Haley Bennett). After playing