Daily Archives: March 22, 2021

Knowing a movie like this is on my calendar is what gets me up in the morning. Opens Friday.

A vegan vampire hunter sits — I’m envisioning the lotus position — on the horns of a dilemma. Pretty hard to reconcile those competing agendas. “First of all, no hurting…or killing.” No “stakes,” in other words. Or steaks. But if … Continue reading →

Deep sea treasure hunters become Bank of Spain robbers in “The Vault,” a heist picture built on “The Italian Job” model, only without the laughs. The criminal masterminds are British and there’s a hint of jingoism in their quest. They’re … Continue reading →

Man, who had weaselly Bob Odenkirk as The New Liam Neeson in the “savage cinema of the future” pool? The “Saturday Night Live” writer, “Drunk History” mainstay, dopey “How I Met Your Mother” boss and “Breaking Bad” breakout/spinoff star completes … Continue reading →

So many (rhetorical) questions. What DID bad guys look like before three-day stubble was perfected by Don Johnson? What did they drive in the years before the black Excursions and Escalades? “Enhanced” is a unimaginative and generally drab sci-fi thriller … Continue reading →