For better or worse, Ben Affleck is a very famous movie star. He’s been a very famous movie star for over 20 years and has checked all the boxes a very famous movie star’s life includes: starred in bl…
The Rhythm Section Movie Review: Blake Lively bores in Bourne knockoff
This one did itself in barely halfway through its runtime. Cantankerous hermit Jude Law dares a haggered Blake Lively to either keep running with him or go swimming to build up her endurance. When Liv…
21 Bridges Movie Review: Chadwick Boseman classes up routine cop drama
Chadwick Boseman is officially a made man in Hollywood. After earning acclaim for his dead-on portrayal of two of the most famous black men in the history of American culture (Jackie Robinson and Jame…
Midway Movie Review: Roland Emmerich’s war epic is respectful, but flimsy
Roland Emmerich just can’t let go of the past. At first, it was the fact that he loved B-movie corniness so much that he kept blowing it up to massive scales. He got it right one time with Independenc…
Angel Has Fallen Review: A mundane journey in mediocre action
Boredom sets in long before the start of Angel Has Fallen. I start my journey to the movie by changing out of my work clothes into something more comfortable. Instead of something complex like a dress…
Crawl Movie Review: Toothless alligator thriller bites
Sam Raimi has a knack for finding garbage. The writer/director has spent nearly 40 years discovering material that others deem trashy, waving his hands over it and magically morphing it into gold…
Tribeca 2019 Review: ‘For They Know Not What They Do’
Daniel Karslake’s extraordinary new documentary, named after the final words of Jesus, is a four-part examination of one of the most shameful and contentious parts of modern Christian theology: instit…