Yearly Archives: 2023

The Glimmer Twins — Mick and Keith — were the faces of the band, the ones who became songwriters and who made them stars. Charlie Watts was the little old grownup in the room, quiet, unassuming. Bill Wyman, whom you’ll … Continue reading →

Every label from middling to just plain bad has been saddled to “The Expendables” franchise, almost from the start. So there’s little sense piling onto what probably will be the last one — to make it to theaters, at least. … Continue reading →

Danville VA. GTC Stadium Cinema. The Stath, Megan Fox and the gang. On my.

Oscar winner Nic, a workaholic who makes a lot of bad movies just to keep on the road, in characters and out of his own head (he told me as much once) has a real plum, here. He plays a … Continue reading →

This prequel is about the punative birth of The Hunger Games, and the last gasp of humanity of the infamous Snow who aged into Donald Sutherland decades later. Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage and Jason Schwartzman join the Young and Beautiful … Continue reading →

Ben Burghart and Jacob Burghart’s “Head Count” has enough wit, smart thriller problem solving and action to make one pass along a hearty “Let’s keep an eye out for what they do next.” The movie, an expansion of a short … Continue reading →

An oddly-dated, obvious and overwrought melodrama about gender roles and the toxic masculinity of Wall Street hedge funders, “Fair Play” is practically a parody of decades of women in the workplace romantic thrillers. It’s got Phoebe Dynevor of the sexy … Continue reading →

“Cutesie” does battle with “sentimental” in the feather-light romance “Love at First Sight,” basically a Netflix-financed 90 minutge excuse to pair up Haley Lu Richardson with Ben Hardy and have them lose each other in rainy, wintry London. It’s a … Continue reading →

Asante Blackk plays an artist of the Bronx streets who might find a more productive outlet for his efforts thanks to a stranger. Luis Guzman has been one of the finest character actors of his generation, and it’s always nice … Continue reading →