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Movie reviews: new releases for May 21
Click to enlarge Bleecker Street Films Toni Collette in Dream horse Dream Horse *** It would be hard to beat Louise Osmond’s 2015 documentary on this same true story for the charm of the characters and the crowd-pleasing drama, but a fictional version could have done a lot worse than this one. Toni Collette plays …

Movie Reviews: ‘Spiral’ Finds New Way to Tell Old Story in ‘Saw’ Franchise
SPIRAL: 3 STARS “And Justice for All,” the last four words of the American Pledge of Allegiance, encapsulates the dynamics of “Spiral: From the Book of ‘Saw’,” the ninth installment of the “Saw” franchise, currently in theaters. On the one hand, you have a murderer who dispenses his own justice; inventively slaughter people who have …

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 …

The Winter Lake – shot in Sligo – is a tense psychological thriller
Too much government is a bad thing, judge Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson), a twenty-first century libertine who puts his political convictions into action by inventing the Silk Road (15A), a “dark web” site on which anything can be sold – albeit mostly, ultimately, narcotics. Using Bitcoin and Tor, and thus ensuring the anonymity of his …

Safdie Brothers R-Rated Film Reviews – Exhibitor
Rough diamonds, “Good Time” and “Uncut Gems” films “Good times” (2017); To classifyAfter their failed bank robbery, Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson) goes on a 24-hour jaunt to free her intellectually disabled brother from Rikers Island.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVyGCxHZ_KoâUncut Gemsâ (2019); To classifyHoward Ratner (Adam Sandler), a jewelry dealer in New York’s Diamond District, struggles to sort out …

Movie Reviews: “The Little Things” is a dark mystery that leaves the viewer guessing
LITTLE THINGS: 3 STARS âThe Little Things,â a crime drama set in Los Angeles now available in select theaters and on PVOD, features a trio of Oscar winners in a dark story that shows the glamorous capital’s soft underbelly. Set in 1990, DNA pre-tests, this is the story of old-fashioned police work. Spirits, watches, pay …

Legacy (2020). Movie Reviews – Martin Cid Magazine
Heritage is a 2020 thriller film starring Lily Collins (Emily in Paris). It is led by Vaughn Stein. With Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen and Patrick Warburton. Parcel When the patriarch of a wealthy and powerful political family dies, he leaves his young daughter with a secret and evil legacy that threatens to unravel and destroy …

Why David Ayer’s Movie Reviews Are So Bad
Critics are unimpressed with David Ayer’s new crime thriller The Tax Collector. Here’s why reviews for the gritty movie are mostly negative. Critics are less than impressed The tax collector. David Ayer’s latest crime thriller includes all the bravado expected from the male characters, and critics so far suggest the writer-director is sticking too much …