Movie Review: ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
In theaters on limited release from December 9 (expanding on December 16) is ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ a strange-but-true crime story from director Gus Van Sant (‘Drugstore Cowboy’).The cast is led by Bill Skarsgård (‘It’), Dacre Montgomery (‘Elvis’) and Cary Elwes (‘The...
Movie Review: ‘The Rip’
On Netflix on January 16 is ‘The Rip’ a new police thriller that reunites Ben Affleck (‘Argo’) and Matt Damon (‘The Departed’) for the story of Miami law enforcement who stumble on a giant stash of drug cash, and the chaotic moral quandary that opens up between their...
TV Review: ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1
Arriving on HBO Max on January 18 with its first episode (followed by one episode weekly) is the first season of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,’ set a century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones,’ and represents a story far from the powerful warriors of the...
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Movie Review: ‘Mickey 17’
‘Mickey 17’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters on March 7th, ‘Mickey 17’ is Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning 2019 movie ‘Parasite.’Yet if you were to pick a film that feels more in the mode of his latest effort, ‘Mickey 17’...
Movie Review: ‘The Monkey’
‘The Monkey’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters February 21st is ‘The Monkey,’ directed by Osgood Perkins and starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, Elijah Wood, and Adam Scott. ‘The Monkey’ receives 7 out...
TV Review: ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.Landing on Disney+ on March 4th with the first two episodes (before going weekly), ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ finds Disney and Marvel seeking to segue Charlie Cox’s titular vigilante from his slightly cheerier Marvel...
TV Review: ‘Running Point’
‘Running Point’ receives 6.5 out of 10 stars.Arriving on Netflix on February 27th, ‘Running Point’ is a sprightly new comedy created by David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz and Mindy Kaling, with Stassen serving as showrunner. ‘Running Point’ receives 6.5 out of 10...
Movie Review: ‘Last Breath’
‘Last Breath’ receives 6 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters February 28th is ‘Last Breath,’ directed by Alex Parkinson and starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole, Cliff Curtis, Mark Bonnar, Myanna Buring, and Bobby Rainsbury. ‘Last Breath’ receives 6 out of...
TV Review: ‘Reacher’ Season 3
‘Reacher’ Season 3 receives 8 out of 10 stars.Landing on Prime Video on February 20th with the first three episodes, the third season of ‘Reacher’ plunges audiences back into the often violent world of Lee Child’s hulking former military police officer, who has a...
TV Review: ‘Suits LA’
‘Suits LA’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Premiering on NBC on Sunday, February 23rd (with new episodes releasing weekly), ‘Suits LA’ looks to dip us back into the fraught legal waters first charted by the original series that began in 2011, albeit in a new city and with...
TV Review: ‘Zero Day’
‘Zero Day’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.Premiering on Netflix on February 20th, ‘Zero Day’ ponders how America might react to a catastrophic cyber-attack on its services, transport and technology, with the lingering threat of another. ‘Zero Day’ receives 7 out of 10...
Movie Review: ‘Old Guy’
‘Old Guy’ receives 4.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in theaters February 21 is ‘Old Guy,’ directed by Simon West and starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu, Cooper Hoffman, Desmond Eastwood, Ann Akinjirin, and Kate Katzman. ‘Old Guy’ receives 4.5 out of 10 stars.Opening in...
‘Zero Day’ Exclusive Interview: Joan Allen
Premiering on Netflix February 20th is the new political thriller ‘Zero Day’, which was created by Eric Newman (‘Narcos’), Noah Oppenheim (‘Jackie’), and journalist Michael Schmidt, and was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (‘Homeland’). Premiering on Netflix February...