Movie Reviews

My Name is Modesty

Director Scott Spiegel Starring Alexandra Staden, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Raymond Cruz Rated MA Score 6/6 When her surrogate father who owns the casino she works in gets murdered, Modesty Blaise takes on those that killed him and are now at the casino to rob it. It turns out she is more than just a modest worker.…

Kill Ratio

Director Paul Tanter Starring Tom Hopper, Amy Huberman, Nick Dunning Rated MA Score 2/6 An attack on the new President of a fledgling Eastern European democracy pits an American covert operative against the country’s ruthless military leader determined to seize control of the government. At best this is an average movie, in all honesty I…

The Sense of an Ending

Director Ritesh Batra Starring Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter Rated M Score 3.5/6 A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life. The Sense of an ending is based on a 2011 novel of the same name written by…

Wonder Woman

Director Patty Jenkins Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright Rated M Score 4/6 Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers…

Cross Wars

Director Patrick Durham Starring Brian Austin Green, Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones Rated MA Score 1/6 Callan returns to the scene with his team in order to oppose the return of the evil Gunnar; his path crosses again with Frank Nitti detective under the city of Los Angeles. Cross wars is the sequel to the 2011…

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead men tell no tales

Director Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem Rated M Score 3/6 Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon while being pursued by an undead sea captain and his crew. Another one of the Pirates movies has been unleashed on the public after a chapter in the franchise…

Sleepless

Director Baran bo Odar Staring Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney Rated MA Score 3/6 A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son. Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche) is a 2011 French-Belgian-Luxembourgian thriller film directed and co-written by Frederic Jardin. For those of you who are…

Live By Night

Director Ben Affleck Starring Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson Rated MA Score 3/6 A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan. Live by Night is based on a novel of the same name by American author Dennis…

King Arthur (2004)

Director Antoine Fuqua Starring Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley Rated MA Score 4/6 A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Considering that I have recently reviewed King Arthur: Legend of the Sword I thought that it was only proper that I review the last major…

Snatched

Director Jonathan Levine Starring Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kim Caramele Rated MA Score 1/6 When her boyfriend dumps her before their exotic vacation, a young woman persuades her ultra-cautious mother to travel with her to paradise, with unexpected results. It’s a long running joke by one of my cousins that I suffer for my art.…