Tag: Guy Ritchie

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, This is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel Guy Ritchie’s THE COVENANT review

About the film (courtesy of MGM Studios): Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WRATH OF MAN review

About the film (courtesy of MGM): This contemporary movie tells the story of the cold and mysterious ‘H’ as he goes to work at a cash truck company that moves hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles every week. H’s objective is unique and unanticipated, but is only revealed incrementally, utilizing a suspenseful and …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE GENTLEMEN review

About the film (courtesy of STX Entertainment): The Gentlemen follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ALADDIN review

About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures): A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, Aladdin (1992) is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Whenever most people think about Disney’s Aladdin, it’s …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD review

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

No one can argue that Guy Richie has quite the unique way of telling a story. You can always tell his work if you’ve seen any of his past movies. The “guy” is never short on dialogue nor is he shy about making the unconventional conventional. Every time I think, “hmmmm he’s a peculiar chose …