At the start of writer/director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, a famed mystery novelist (played by Christopher Plummer) has been murdered and everyone in his family is a suspect. A pair of detectives (played by LaKeith Stanfield and Noah Segan) and a wild card crime solver (played by Daniel Craig) interrogate each family member and learn that nearly all of them had a reason for … [Read more...] about ‘Knives Out’ Movie Review: It’s a forgettable whodunit
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LOGAN LUCKY New Movie Review
Steven Soderbergh's new comedy stars Channing Tatum as Jimmy Logan, a lifelong underachiever who decides to perform a heist during a NASCAR race. Jimmy enlists the aid of unlikely cohorts, including his brother Clyde (Adam Driver), a local bartender and amputee. There's also the incarcerated Joe Bang (Daniel Craig) and a few other country bumpkins who get involved in Jimmy's … [Read more...] about LOGAN LUCKY New Movie Review
Best of the Wurst – The Best Films of 2015
It’s the end of the year, and that means another installment of the Best of the Wurst–what I thought were the best films of 2015. Enjoy! Love & Mercy I fell hard for this Brian Wilson rock and roll bio the first time I saw it, at the opening night of last summer's Maui Film Festival. Whether you're a fan of The Beach Boys, this wondrous, emotionally devastating true … [Read more...] about Best of the Wurst – The Best Films of 2015
SPECTRE New Movie Review
A year after the events of Skyfall, James Bond (played by Daniel Craig) informs those closest to him that he plans to disappear. His need to go off the grid is driven by a promise to protect a young woman (Lea Seydoux) and kill a mysterious villain (Christoph Waltz), whose connection with Bond is deeply personal. Bringing back filmmaker Sam Mendes to helm Spectre, the 24th … [Read more...] about SPECTRE New Movie Review
Fall Movie Preview 2015
Matt Damon returns to space, CGI Snoopy, the return of James Bond and a new Star Wars film? It's time to bid dinos, fast cars, super heros and rappers adios, as the big guns of the summer are changing hands. Between now and Christmas, here are 11 reasons you'll be at the movies on opening day: THE VISIT (opens Sept. 11) The Gist: Kathryn Hahn stars in this … [Read more...] about Fall Movie Preview 2015