For those of you keeping score, NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T is the second sequel of this popular heist-thriller franchise. NOW YOU SEE ME was released in 2013 and NOW YOU SEE ME 2 in 2016. In the world of this second sequel, we have jumped forward ten years in the story of the world’s greatest magicians The Four Horseman. The film begins with what appears to be a brilliant new Four Horseman perf...
“What’s the greatest television show in the whole wide world?!” Well, it’s no longer the OG Running Man. Or, was it really ever? Paul Glaser’s 1987 action romp on a modest budget is a Schwarzenegger fan’s often cited cult favorite. But let’s be honest, zingy one liners aside, it was never really a great flick. Stacked next to smash hits like Terminator 2, Total Recall and True Lies, The Running Ma...
Who hasn’t wondered if their CEO or anyone leading a major corporation is from another planet and trying to destroy us? Out of touch, unrelatable, speaking in foreign corporate lingo, and running companies that are doing more harm to humans than good – maybe it isn’t too much of a stretch that they are not really “one of us”. The idea has certainly consumed Teddy (Jesse Plemons). The struggling fa...
Put on your thinking cap and put away all potential distractions because Luca Guadagnino is going to require your undivided attention as he explores murky moral and ethical territory with an intellectual lens and dialogue-heavy script in After The Hunt. Yale University philosophy professor Alma Imhoff (Julia Roberts) can appear stuffy and icy, but the intelligent career woman is popular among her ...
Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne is obsessed with obsession. From the power drill wielding Lola in his masterful feature debut The Loved Ones to Tucker, who has an unhealthy appreciation for sharks in Dangerous Animals, Byrne loves to delve into the psyche of people who are consumed and love to see their victims squirm. While The Loved Ones looked at how an unhinged prom queen wannabe responds to r...
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina is the latest chapter in the ever-expanding John Wick universe. The action/thriller stars Ana De Armas as freshly trained assassin Eve Macarro, who sets out on an epic revenge mission after the murder of her father. Fans of the action franchise, like myself, are hoping that this new assassin, Eve, can proudly stand tall next to the legendary Baba Yaga himself...
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is the latest and (supposedly) final entry in the long-running espionage film series, with an impressive and lengthy run that spans almost 30 years. Tom Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie and crew are all hoping to go out with a bang! Before heading into Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, I sat and watched the entire Mission: Impossible f...
Nicholas Cage (Mandy, P I G) returns to cinema screens this week with The Surfer, directed by Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium). In short, the film is a strange one and you’ll either love it or hate it. Set in Western Australia, starring Nicholas Cage and written and directed by a couple of Irishmen. The film reaches high but doesn’t hit the mark. Lacking authenticity while haphazardly dabbling with them...
After nearly a decade of waiting, the highly anticipated sequel to 2016’s The Accountant has finally arrived. Director Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) brings back all the familiar faces in this action-packed follow-up to the original, hoping to up the stakes whilst keeping true to what made the 2016 action thriller so popular. I’m a massive fan of The Accountant (2016). Its slick, gritty and bruta...
Ed Berger’s Conclave is interesting. It may be tempting to skip a pontificating deep-dive into the ritual process of electing a new Pope, for fear of ponce and boredom. However, Conclave keeps its head above water for two hours by exploring the various ambitious tom foolery and backstabbing those left clutching the rosary will get up to, to be elected for the top job. Half the priests in the room ...
Heretic, directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (65), is a slick little chamber flick starring Hugh Grant as Mr. Reed. A welcoming old fella who has a few points to push. With sinister charm and Grant’s signature romantic persona. Heretic is a decent psychological thriller, somewhat hostage horror flick that grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go until a muddy third act shift. Some spoilers t...
Joker: Folie à Deux is one of the most anticipated films this year, given how excellent the first film was. Todd Phillips’ Joker (2019) was a gritty character study that changed how people thought about what a comic book movie could be. With this film introducing Joker’s partner in crime – Harley Quinn, DC fans have very high expectations for this sequel. One of the most talked-a...
