The Mother
On the heels of Mother’s Day 2023, Netflix blessed all moms with a gift, a violent R-rated action thriller starring Jennifer Lopez as a beautiful badass. The film immediately shot to #1 and stayed there for ten days. It’s still in the Top 10 as I write this. I wasn’t planning to watch it, but […]
The Little Mermaid
When critics lament the lack of creativity in modern entertainment, Disney’s habitual reliance on live-action remakes is usually exhibit A. I was surprised to discover Wikipedia lists ten made since 2019. I tolerate these pictures. Every so often, one will break through and captivate me. The 2015 adaptation of Cinderella remains the best because it […]
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Donna Summer is the Queen of Disco. “Hey, it’s nice to be the queen of something,” she remarked, even though she never fully embraced the title. Dance may have been the style for which she was best known, but she covered so much more than that. Rock, Pop, R&B, even Inspirational, winning five Grammys in […]
Fast Film Reviews on talkSPORT radio
On Sunday, April 30, I was a guest on UK-based talkSPORT radio. I discussed BIG GEORGE FOREMAN, the sports biopic about the famous boxer. Also, SUCCESSION is in its final season, so why not talk about how great that HBO TV series is? My segment begins 7 minutes into the 2:30-3:00 segment (about 28 minutes […]
Fast Film Reviews on talkSPORT radio
On Sunday, April 23rd, I was on UK-based talkSPORT radio. I discussed indie thriller HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE (in theaters) and screenlife mystery MISSING (now a digital rental in the US). My segment begins 2 minutes into the 2:30-3:00 segment (about 28 minutes from the end). Enjoy! Source: Live Radio, Breaking Sports News, […]
Fast X
Fast X is an outlandish chapter in a series overflowing with ridiculous entries. The template was well-established long ago. Take a beloved group of individuals working for a mysterious government organization known as The Agency. Have them jet off to far-flung areas of the world and participate in various death-defying action stunts against some evil […]
The Artifice Girl
Artificial intelligence is a hot topic. Writer/director/star Franklin Ritch presents a thought-provoking reflection on a timeworn idea. What if a computer became sentient? The consideration has been handled countless times. Ex Machina is a successful interpretation. M3GAN less so. In this account, a software engineer has written a program of a digital child to snare […]
One Fine Morning
Director Mia Hansen-Løve’s biggest box office success ($4.97 million worldwide) was the 2016 release Things to Come starring Isabelle Huppert. Hansen-Løve has always been more of a critic’s darling. Despite her many accolades on the festival circuit, it may surprise some that this is her eighth feature. The filmmaker’s approach is understated, naturalistic, and deeply […]
BlackBerry
Capitalism is hot. Earn the highest profit by producing the best good or service at the most competitive price. 2023 has already seen its fair share of movies that tackle the subject—First Tetris, then Air, and now Blackberry. However, not all tales of entrepreneurial determination have the same approach. While the first two were uplifting […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 caps off a trio of films nine years in the making. I’ll cut right to the chase. The 32nd chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is a touching and satisfying end. It’s the most consistent trilogy in the MCU (Spider-Man and Captain America are contenders too). It may […]