“And the Oscar goes to…. Dame Judi Dench” As we crawl out of the (largely disappointing) summer movie season, the first of the serious award-contenders hoves into view. Victoria and Abdul tells the untold story of a hushed-up relationship between an aged Queen Victoria (Judi Dench, “Philomina“, “Spectre“) and her Indian servant, Abdul Kareem (Ali … Read more
Cruise Flying High Again. If you ask anyone to list the top 10 film actors, chance is that “Tom Cruise” would make many people’s lists. He’s in everything isn’t he? Well, actually, no. Looking at his imdb history, he’s only averaged just over a movie per year for several years. I guess he’s just traditionally … Read more
Rating: A plethora of clichĂ©s. 2017’s summer blockbusters fizzle to a halt with “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”. In this formulaic action comedy. Ryan Reynolds (“Deadpool“) plays Michael Bryce: a cocksure “Triple A rated” bodyguard, always planning three steps ahead so that he can protect his clients without killing anyone in the process. With such arrogance, a … Read more
A Nuclear Blast of a Movie. Ever wanted to know how many punches and kicks a Russian thug can take and still get up again? Ever wanted to find a place to store your keys so you won’t ever lose them? Ever wanted a perfect chat-up line at a bar? Ever wanted to see Charlize … Read more
The Detroit Sinners. Katheryn Bigelow’s new film should make you angry. It made me angry. As this year’s Selma (on steroids) the film is an ode to how incidents can get out of hand: at a macro level we see how a stubbornly chained-up door triggers a series of riots 50 years ago that reduced … Read more