Movie Review: “Windfall”
My review of a Netflix movie starring Jason Segel, Lily Collins, and Jesse Plemons in a taut psychological thriller involving a robber with a chip on his shoulder, an arrogant tech billionaire, and an unhappy wife.
Reel Spoilers: “Ambulance”
The guys from the Reel Spoilers podcast invited me to join them this week to review Michael Bay’s “Ambulance.” I’m pretty sure we touched on every horrible moment of it.
Movie Review: “Ambulance”
My review of Michael Bay’s new movie, with Jake Gyllenaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as bank robbers who use the title vehicle as their getaway car while being pursued at high speeds through LA by police. This will not be on my Best Of 2022 list.
Movie Review: “All The Old Knives”
Here’s my review of a thriller with Chris Pine as a CIA agent tasked with uncovering which of his colleagues (including Thandiwe Newton and Jonathan Pryce) was a mole that helped some jihadists who hijacked a plane full of passengers.
Oscars Thoughts
There was a point in last night’s Oscars telecast when the headline would have read: “Deaf Man And Openly Queer Woman Win Oscars For First Time!” But those accomplishments were overshadowed by Will Smith’s toxic masculinity. Here are my thoughts on the whole broadcast.
Movie Review: “The Lost City”
Here’s my review of the new Sandra Bullock/Channing Tatum adventure-romance-comedy, which looked to be a ripoff of “Romancing The Stone,” but turned out to be better than I expected.