Monthly Archives: September 2022

“Project Wolf Hunting” is “Con Air” on a cargo ship — psychopathic convicts being transported by sea. And there’s something even more monstrous on ice in the hold! Boy, Hollywood’s going to have to put the work in to catch … Continue reading →

Netflix is all in on this sequel.

Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Christopher MacDonald, Jennifer Coolidge and Margo Martindale are among the stars of this “true story” of terrorized suburbia. Looks nerve wracking. Oct. 13.

Whatever audience awareness tracking and pre-release ticket sales say about how a film will perform at the box office, the defining clue is that moment the rubber meets the road — opening night, still called “previews” by the studios. “The … Continue reading →

MBB is back in the tile role, Netflix has decided to treat this as a streaming franchise as this sequel is to be two movies. Lots of action and 19th century British drollery.

The life of a shoemaker to the stars. Some folks are going to really be into this, I dare say.

Netflix has this John Boyega/Jamie Foxx and friends laugher. The trailer is damned funny, a good sign considering Mr Foxx’s prior Netflix paycheck.

“Railway Children” has more hugs in it than any British movie this side of “Love, Actually.” So much for chilly, oppressed English reserve — then or now. This treacly trifle is the latest version of an E. Nesbit novel from … Continue reading →

Jake Gyllenhaal, Gabriel Union, Dennis Quaid, Lucy Liu — few big voice names, a Thanksgiving release. Looks ok, derivative but OK.

“Don’t Worry Darling” did preview numbers that matched those of “The Woman King” a week ago –about $3.1 million. But Olivia Wilde’s critically-panned, bad-buzzed sci fi “Stepford” thing had IMAX previews earlier in the week, and opened earlier on Thursday … Continue reading →