When a sequence of a film like Halloween hits the screen it is not possible to compare the new work to the original. The first Halloween was riveting well written and followed the pattern that the kids doing naughty things would pay at the hands of Michael Myers. Kills has a decent foundation to begin […]
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The Last Duel
Ridley Scott sweeping late 14th Century saga tries to be a poignant parable in finessing large-scale action and melodrama. The Last Duel is a gritty, though not that provocative period picture utilizing a notable technique from classic Kurosawa in wearying if finally humanistic fashion for a timely feel. The cast features Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, […]
No Time to Die
The actual swan-song for Daniel Craig (Knives Out) in his fifth outing as James Bond tries to be more than a sequel to the previous Spectre in foregoing strident spy adventure for sweeping drama. The much-delayed, long-awaited No Time To Die (belying its moniker) can suddenly turn from romantic swooning to exhilarating vicious action as […]
The Addams Family 2
Breaking from the first film, the Adams family leaves home to take a life time vacation around the United States. While there are opportunities to bring mad-cap comic adventures in every location they stop at. The story fails to bring out more of the strange thinking that drives their life style. Here an ambitious scientists […]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
It’s three years later and Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is about re-establish his journalist career. The opportunity arrises when Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) a psychopathic serial killer requests reporter Brock to tell the tail of his murdering career. Harrelson who appears as if he were the image of Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs […]