M Categories Movies Reviews February 9, 2023 Magic Mike’s Last Dance isn’t the swan song it wants to be Despite some great dance sequences and charismatic performances from Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek, the conclusion to the trilogy is more “Meh” than “Magic”.
P Categories Movies Reviews December 12, 2022 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish will have audiences “feline” good A potentially disposable sequel turns out to have visual wit and intriguing themes to spare.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 12, 2021 “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” is a perpetual explosion with dialogue Patrick Hughes’ follow up to The Hitman’s Bodyguard brings plenty of action, but little else.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 13, 2021 “Bliss” doesn’t have much to offer as a sci-fi Kaufman wannabe Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek are certainly giving it their all in this frantic and sloppy simulation from Amazon Studios.
G Categories Anniversaries Movies August 25, 2020 Guitars and gunplay: “Desperado” 25 years later Robert Rodriguez's official arrival on the major-studio film scene remains a riotous, stylish pulp actioner.
I Categories Movies January 8, 2020 In “Like a Boss,” The Devil Wears Aveda Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne and Salma Hayek glow up an otherwise-dire January comedy about fashion and friendship.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 16, 2019 The Tarantino-Heavy “Four Rooms” Needs a ‘Do Not Disturb’ Sign Even with segments by 90s indie luminaries like Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders and Quentin Tarantino, Four Rooms is too herky-jerk to work.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 11, 2019 “From Dusk Till Dawn” and Tarantino the Actor Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's grindhouse vampire thriller is a fascinating but flawed glimpse into their collaboration.
T Categories Movies March 22, 2019 The Hummingbird Project Review: Tackling Low-Latency Trading at a Snail’s Pace Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgard try to make millions in milliseconds in this plodding critique of capitalism.