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Freelance (2023)
"Freelance" is an action film telling the story of a retired Army Special Forces agent who takes a job providing security for an American journalist as she travels to the mythical South American country of Paldonia to interview the president of the country. They run into trouble, as [..]
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Director Martin Scorsese ("The King of Comedy" 1982) has put together an epic crime drama set in the 1920's about a series of murders on the Osage Nation Indian reservation after the discovery of oil in "Killers of the Flower Moon." Scorsese has incorporated very high production [..]
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
"The Da Vinci Code" is billed as a mystery thriller but in reality is a poorly written and sloppily directed story that seems to be an attack on the world of the Christian religion. Producer-director Ron Howard ("Splash" 1984) and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman put together a bloated [..]
Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
"Kelly's Heroes" is a World War II heist film about some America GIs who go AWOL to rob a French bank, behind German lines, of gold bars that actually belong to the Nazis. The comedy on display in this movie is not traditional World War II fare, [..]
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Producer-director Robert De Niro's "The Good Shepherd" is a fictional story telling of the beginning of the spy business at the Central Intelligence Agency. The consistency and pacing of the film is terrible, thanks to director De Niro and screenwriter Eric Roth. They alternate from brilliant [..]
Polite Society (2023)
"Polite Society" is a British marital arts comedy film about a British-Pakistani teenager who aspires to become a movie stuntwoman. She pursues her dream despite discouragement from family and friends. British director-screenwriter Nida Manzoor has put together a film with a good combination of comedy, drama, and martial [..]
Poker Face (2022)
Director-screenwriter Russell Crowe stars in his own "thriller" movie as a tech billionaire who holds a poker game for his close friends, which is disrupted by thieves breaking into his home to steal valuable art from his personal collection. The poorly written and unfocused script combined with [..]
Angry Neighbors (2022)
"Angry Neighbors" is billed as a comedy film about a man whose neighbor in the Hamptons is building a mega-mansion next door (actually on the island next door). He then schemes to get revenge with supposed comedic results. In reality, director Warren Brock and screenwriters Roger [..]
Avanti! (1972)
Jack Lemmon appeared in the fifth of six films he made with director Billy Wilder, who also co-wrote the screenplay with I. A. L. Diamond. "Avanti!" tells the story of an American businessman who flies to Rome to claim the body of his recently deceased father. [..]
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Diana Ross delivered an outstanding performance as legendary singer Billie Holliday in "Lady Sings the Blues." Though the film was criticized for playing fast and loose with the facts of her life, director Sidney J. Furie ("The Ipcress File" 1965) created a very entertaining film that has [..]