Confession time: I am not a fan of Guy Ritchie’s style or storytelling, at least in his crime thrillers. So keep that in mine… I’m so not the target audience when I say that I was deeply bored, distracted, and … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) the new high concept heist flick Money Plane. Despite the similarity in titles, not a sequel to Money Train. Also, despite the similarities to other heist films, a far cry from anything you might consider smart, sly, … Continue reading
Finally finished the new Netflix original movie Triple Frontier. This is a tough-guy action flick with an interesting cast. While not the best movie, easily one of their better Netflix originals. I mean, it’s no Cloverfield Paradox! :-p So … Continue reading
Checked out the new heist film Widows, which looks like a more serious-minded version of Ocean’s 8, based on the trailers. In reality, they are both crime capers but Widows has different things on its mind and is less a … Continue reading
Caught Ocean’s 8… this is the spin-off or sequel or continuation of the Ocean’s 11 franchise. It stars Sandra Bullock as the sister of George Clooney’s Danny Ocean who is allegedly – but not convincingly – dead. This is somewhat … Continue reading
So, Solo: A Star Wars Story is a perfectly fine crime/heist flick that happens to be set in the Star Wars universe. Which, technically makes it one of the most different Star Wars flicks, even though it plays things pretty … Continue reading
The new film The Hurricane Heist is, if nothing else, truth in advertising. It is, indeed, about a heist… during a hurricane. It’s a pretty dumb action film directed by someone who has been making pretty dumb action films for … Continue reading
Den of Thieves is a new hyper-masculine heist film full of bad bank robbers and even worse (yet not crooked) cops. It’s a film where every man is muscle-bound, hyper-aggressive and so full of testosterone its leaking out their ears … Continue reading
Checked out the new heist film Logan Lucky, directed by Steven Soderberg. Soderberg usually does genre films in an art house style, except for the Oceans 11 movies which were basically as main stream as he gets. This film is … Continue reading
Checked out Going in Style, the new movie about grumpy old men who decide to rob a bank. Grumpy old men played by Alan Arkin, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine… so some solid pedigree and the only reason the movie … Continue reading