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Film Reviews: “Without remorse” is a violent film with more bullets than brains
WITHOUT TRAILERS: 2 ½ STARS If you took the entire gun game out of âNo remorse,â Michael B. Jordan’s new Amazon Prime Video thriller, the movie would only be about 10 minutes long. Tom Clancy’s adaptation is a ballet ballet that plays out like a throwback to 80s morning action movies. When we first meet …

Cork director Pat Collins’ movie about Henry Glassie is utterly alluring
The oak bedroom “A guy walks into a bar” is the start of the most shaggy of shaggy dog ââstories, which is precisely why The oak bedroom (15A) opens with Steve (RJ Mitte) entering a bar owned by Paul (Peter Outerbridge), whose first instinct is to smash Steve’s skull with a baseball bat. Steve, we …

A war on a woman to reclaim the streets, bars and nightclubs from shady bastards
Once a high performing medical student, Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was considered a Promising young woman (18) until a mysterious event derails his life. Working as a waitress, Cassie now offers a different kind of promise, luring predatory men into her web before terrorizing them to see the error of their ways. Next, Cassie reunites with …

Film Reviews: “Jacob’s Wife” and “Monday”
This weekend, two new releases heading to theaters and streaming services come in flavors of horror drama and romantic drama. In “Jakob’s Wife”, a submissive wife suddenly feels empowered and liberated after meeting the living dead. The film stars Barbara Crampton in the lead role, alongside Larry Fessenden as her husband, Jakob, a minister from …

Movie Reviews: “The Courier” is a welcome addition to the Cold War genre
TORONTO -> THE COURIER: 3 ½ STARS âThe Courier,â a new Cold War drama from Benedict Cumberbatch now on PVOD, is the mostly true story of how an unassuming British businessman helped prevent World War III. “You have to convince them that you are an ordinary businessman,” he is told, “and nothing more than an …

Film reviews: new from March 31 to April 2
Click to enlarge vertical entertainment Casey Affleck and Sam Claflin in Every Breath You Take Every breath you take **1/2 Every once in a while, after decades of watching way too many movies, I happen to come across a story where, after just a few minutes, I’m 90 minutes ahead of where it’s ultimately going …