Director/writer Todd Phillips takes you on an unsettling journey into the mind of a sociopath. Scenes are gloomy and uncomfortable. The music is like piercing knives going into your back or fingernails screeching across a chalkboard. There is an old saying, “Be careful what you wish for”; which means that what you wish for may not be what you thought was going to come true. For example, wishing to get a lot of money and when your wish is granted, it comes from the unfortun

Director/writer Todd Phillips takes you on an unsettling journey into the mind of a sociopath. Scenes are gloomy and uncomfortable. The music is like piercing knives going into your back or fingernails screeching across a chalkboard. A joker is a person who does or says something to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act. Even if, at times that act is brutal and causes harm or death to others. This may explain

Astonishingly, Cathy Yan is only the second woman to direct a superhero film (Patty Jenkins of Wonder Woman being the first). Along with the writer Christina Hodson and lead actor Margot Robbie, Birds of Prey ‘s powerful female presence and theme of unity is undeniable. Competition, a rival for supremacy. To be better than the other. Not only does it breed sovereignty, but it produces parallels, for a lack of a better term. Coke has Pepsi. UPS has FEDEX. McDonald's has Burger

Ironically, the underlying theme, or should I say the unmistakable idea that Coogler so masterfully introduces in Sinners, is something quoted by Malcolm X. “The price of freedom is death.” The only way to be truly free is to die.

While watching Adolescence, a sense of anxiety follows you like a shadow down a dimly lit hall for every meticulous painful moment.

Captain American: Brave New World's inclusion of various races serving as main characters in a Marvel movie was just as refreshing as 2021 Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. However, what seems to be problematic is Mackie’s appeal to audiences in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. What happens when someone is rewarded the challenge of playing an iconic role, not because the previous actor who played that role died or his character was killed off, but because the characte

Although this series is filled with tension, it is not your typical Apocalyptic series with dead zombies trying to consume everyone they enc

Full of favorite crazy aunts and uncles or those high school classmates who were said to be in jail, the film is a rollercoaster ride of mischief and mayhem. Reminiscent of family arguments with cussing, threats, and accusations while playing cards in the heat of July at the picnic table. Or the heavily intoxicated ex-prom queen and king trying to perform the dance moves that won over peers 25 years earlier. Yes, it is all there and then some, reminding fans how fun it has b

For the new generation who did not have the pleasure of experiencing the first film in theaters, Twisters will presumably be delightful. It offers a lot of action, and Powell's Tornado wrangling truck is unique and built for the occasion. But once again, in comparison, it was, at most, mediocre. Is it fair to compare something to the original? It may not be fair, but it is natural. We constantly compare people (i.e., First girlfriends, first boyfriends, or first husbands an

Longlegs achieves the creepy and the macabre benchmark but "make it make sense." At the end of this film, it took great mental prowess to go back over the facts to come to a theorized conclusion. One should not have to fight so hard to enjoy a movie. Where to start? To start from the beginning would not do anyone any justice. Sometimes, like going to a pool on a hot, humid summer afternoon and the water is bone-chilling cold, there is a temptation to stick a toe in the wat

Who would have thought a terminal illness, hopeless circumstances, the meaning of life, and a pepperoni pizza would be the right recipe.

Soldiers return to a landscape of desolation and destruction. Among them is a kamikaze pilot (Ryunosuke Kamiki), who returns fighting a rel

If you are looking for laughs, excitement, action, fast cars, gorgeous women, and handsome men, then look no further. It is a fun two hours. The Bruckheimer formula. What is this? Is this a formula to solve problematic mathematical equations? A formula that challenges Einstein’s physics equation, E = mc2? No, it is not that significant. Well, movie financial historians may beg to differ because of the box office juggernauts that have been conceived using this formula. Movi

A film that is so moving, wrought with grittiness and the simplicity of storytelling scripted in the harshness of struggle and turmoil.

Ang Lee’s directing along with the presence of Will Smith in an action movie works well together and takes you back to the days of I am Legend and I, Robot. Some actors are seen the same no matter what film role they choose. They can depict characters from 18th-century authors to astronauts to civil rights activists to brilliant mathematicians. While their acting is formidable and they still draw box office attention, ultimately “you get what you get”. For example, Tom Cruis

Eddie Murphy brings a peek into the life of Moore in Netflix's Dolemite Is My Name. “Way down in the jungle deep, the lion step on the signified monkey’s feet. The monkey said mother***ker can’t you see, you standing on my godd**n feet”. If you are fortunate enough to have listened to this stanza of eloquent comedic poetry, then you have heard of Dolemite. Yes, the character created by 1970’s comedic legend, Rudy Ray Moore, who brought blaxploitation films to the big scre