Tag: Crime

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel BAD BOYS FOR LIFE review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated Bad Boys for Life. It’s been almost 17 years since we last saw Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) together on the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel 21 BRIDGES review

About the film (courtesy of STX Entertainment): 21 Bridges follows an embattled NYPD detective (Chadwick Boseman), who is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected pursuit of him. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel KNIVES OUT review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE IRISHMAN review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog (Norton), a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Willis). Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel JOKER review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Director Todd Phillips Joker centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel HUSTLERS review

About the film (courtesy of STX Films): Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. The film was inspired by the article published by New York Magazine entitled “The Hustlers at Scores” written by Jessica Pressler. There’s been a lot of …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE KITCHEN review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss as three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SHAFT review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB review

I’m only going to reference the full title to this movie one time for accuracy purposes and the pacification of some studio exec somewhere that thought an eleven word movie title would be somehow beneficial in a social media world of limited characters. The Girl in the Spider’s Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story explores …