Before he was an action star, Steven Seagal trained Sean Connery for a James Bond movie, and broke his wrist. Many people may not know this, but before Steven Seagal’s action movie heyday, he worked as a martial arts instructor and choreographer. Most famously, he was super agent Michael Ovitz’s martial arts teacher. Ovitz, notoriously, … Read more
Ronin Flix is putting out a Spiral Blu-ray release for Adam Green and Joel David Moore’s 2006 psychological horror movie. A reclusive telemarketer has only one semblance of a friend: His telecommuter boss. But the telemarketer’s social circle seems to improve greatly when a whimsical co-worker enters his life. Only, as he begins to sketch … Read more
Yesterday, we posted our rankings of all the Planet of the Apes movies, and now, with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in theaters and ruling the box office, we wanted to put the question to all of you! What are the best Planet of the Apes movies? Let us know by taking the … Read more
Lazareth is lit by candles and filled with mementos of the time before the virus. It is almost cozy, or it would be if not for reminders of the chaos of the world outside. Every time Lee returns from a trip to find supplies, in full hazmat protective clothing, she must strip off her gloves … Read more
One of the pleasures of being a critic is getting assigned to review a film you might not otherwise have seen. 2021’s “The Dry” was one of those, a taut moody drama/thriller based on Jane Harper’s best-selling novel (the first in a series). It starred Eric Bana as Melbourne cop Aaron Falk who returned to … Read more
Nevertheless, Aisha perseveres. Wright, so funny and fierce in the “Black Panther” movies, harnesses that same fire here, indicating her character’s loneliness and anguish through her restrained body language and measured speech. We learn a little about the ordeal that drove her from her homeland through meetings with the immigration lawyer assigned to her case … Read more
“Gasoline Rainbow” is a road film in its truest form. The best understanding we get of “home” are glimpses of high school IDs and peeks into childhood bedrooms as the teens prepare to leave them behind. Everything else is the open road. From abandoned towns to turbine fields and quick familial drop-ins amidst train hopping, … Read more
No, the film is weird in the sense of “Can anyone but Chris Pine truly appreciate this?” I’m not asking that question because I disliked “Poolman.” I thought it was sweet and fun, and once I settled into it and latched into its wavelength, I laughed a lot, even though it does start to wear out its welcome … Read more
The MonsterVerse will continue to smash through movie theaters, with word that Legendary has hired a writer to write the follow-up to this year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Dave Callaham, whose recent work as a screenwriter includes Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has been brought on to write the … Read more
With mahjong-themed nicknames like Fortune (Ailei Yu) and Chicken (Yang Mi), the group’s members struggle to remain on top of their constantly escalating scheme. Because it’s not just one suitcase, but two, and the second one contains a body, and it may not be dead yet. The bag-snatchers hunch over a hotpot table and review … Read more