“The Fall Guy” starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt had its world premiere this past week at the South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. This new action film will be released on May 2, 2024 and it generated a ton of buzz at the festival with rave reviews from critics. The movie is directed by David Leitch, known for action films like “Bullet Train” and “Deadpool 2.” The film combines action with heart and a large dose of comedy. It’s based on the television show from the 80s of the same name with Gosling playing daredevil stuntman named Colt Seavers. The movie keeps the core conce ..read more

“Sideways” is a fantastic 2004 comedy-drama film that tells the story of Miles, a depressed, unsuccessful writer and wine enthusiast, and his old college roommate, Jack, a soon-to-be-married actor. The two embark on a week-long road trip through California’s wine country near Santa Barbara. Along the way, their misadventures involve wine tasting, romance, self-discovery, and some pretty wild scenes. This leads to some hilarious and also poignant moments as they confront their personal and professional failures. The enseble cast is brilliant, with Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia M ..read more

What’s more important to a movie studio executive than creating a movie franchise? Keeping a successful franchise going. That’s been the reality of Hollywood for decades, and we’ve seen the results with the utter lack of creativity with respect to new titles. So, when Matt Damon didn’t want to continue the Bourne franchise after three monster hits, the producers had to improvise. Enter Jeremy Renner and a new character, Aaron Cross. Renner was an ascending star at the time, so casting him in the lead role made sense. But while the film did fairly well at the box office, it suffered a signific ..read more

DC Studios has bet the farm on James Gunn and rebooting the DC universe. Gunn will write and direct “Superman: Legacy” to kick things off, and a ton is riding on that film. Naturally, the casting of this film is critical. Many DC fans aren’t happy that Gunn decided to move on from Henry Cavill as Superman. We now have the highly anticipated announcement of the new Clark Kent and Lois Lane with David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan playing these iconic characters in James Gunn’s film. Brosnahan is a brilliant choice. She’s beautiful and has the look that makes her an easy fit for the role. Just ..read more

“The Bourne Ultimatum” is the third installment in the Bourne film series with Matt Damon returning as Jason Bourne and Paul Greengrass returning as director. The film picks up from where “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) left off and further delves into Bourne’s quest to uncover the truth about his past and the secretive government program, Treadstone. The film begins with Bourne evading capture in Moscow and subsequently recovering from his injuries. He is haunted by fragmented memories of his past and remains determined to uncover the truth about his identity. While Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) h ..read more

“Crossing Delancey” is one of my favorite romantic comedies. Released in 1988, the film stars Amy Irving as Isabelle “Izzy” Grossman, a single Jewish woman living in New York City, and Peter Riegert as Sam Posner, a Lower East Side pickle salesman. Izzy works at an old bookstore and loves rubbing elbows with New York’s intellectual elite. She’s also infatuated with Anton Maes (Jeroen Krabbé), a sophisticated but self-absorbed European author. Meanwhile, her traditional Jewish grandmother, Bubbie (Reizl Bozyk), isn’t happy about her granddaughter’s single status and believes that Izzy should s ..read more

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is one of David Fincher’s best films, which is saying a lot. This psychological thriller was adapted from the novel of the same name by Swedish author Stieg Larsson and fits right into Fincher’s wheelhouse. It’s dark, intense and twisted, and it’s a must-see film. Story The film follows the intertwined stories of two main characters: Mikael Blomkvist, a disgraced journalist, and Lisbeth Salander, a fiercely intelligent and unconventional computer hacker. The film begins with Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), a journalist at Millennium magazine, losing a high-p ..read more

“Tower Heist” is a terrible movie. The story revolves around a “heist” that makes no sense. Practically every detail of the heist sequence is ridiculous. Only an idiot would find it remotely believable. Somehow 67% of critics gave this hot mess a positive review, while this time the public gets it right with a score of 48%, which is still way too high. The cast is talented and does a solid job with the silly script, so they can’t be blamed for this disaster. That leaves director Brett Ratner and screenwriters Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson. They can fight over who’s most at fault. The film fo ..read more

“House of Games” is a hidden gem. Written and directed by David Mamet, this low-budget film was released in 1987 to positive reviews, but only managed to earn about $2.6 million at the box office. The film is a neo-noir thriller about a prominent psychiatrist and author (Lindsay Crouse) who becomes involved with a group of con artists led by a shadowy figure named Mike (Joe Mantegna). The film is loaded with twists and turns, and saying anything more about the plot would spoil the film. Crouse and Joe Mantegna are brilliant in the lead roles, and the cast is filled with talented character act ..read more

Matt Damon returns as Jason Bourne in this sequel to the 2002 film “The Bourne Identity.” Paul Greengrass takes over directing duties in this installment and doesn’t miss a beat. The story picks up two years after the events of “The Bourne Identity.” Jason Bourne and Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente) are living a peaceful life in hiding in Goa, India. However, their tranquility is shattered when Bourne is framed for the assassination of a CIA officer during a covert operation in Berlin, an operation he had no part in. As a result, the CIA, led by Deputy Director Pamela Landy (Joan Allen), believe ..read more