There’s a big casting and screenwriting blunder at the heart of this rather bland spy movie. Which is sad since the premise has promise… but the execution is a huge miss. The Amateur stars Rami Malek as a Floor -5 … Continue reading
Steven Soderbergh rolled the dice and this time it came up spy thriller on a nat 20… so he added a bonus mystery whodunit to the mix. He just got done with his unconventional ghost movie and just decides to … Continue reading
Canary Black is a spy thriller. And… hmm… I can’t think of anything clever or interesting to say about it in my intro paragraph. That’s not a good sign. It stars Kate Beckinsale as one of those super spies whose … Continue reading
Of all the action/spy/comedy hybrids Netflix has burped up over the past few years, I’m surprised The Union wasn’t one of them. Don’t get me wrong, The Union is definitely a Netflix action/spy/comedy… the surprise is that it hasn’t already … Continue reading
With the collapse of the DCU and the troubles with the MCU, pretty soon half of all movies will be Guy Ritchie flicks. Don’t know what they put in his tea, but four movies in three years is quite a … Continue reading
Argylle is a fizzle… and this from a guy who liked The King’s Man (that third Kingsman movie everyone hates). In fact, I like most of his films so when I come down hard on Argylle, I’m not doing it … Continue reading
I think this movie came out last month and was called The Family Plan… aa happily married couple’s routine is disrupted when one of them turns out to be a secret international kille. How many times will this Mr. and … Continue reading
The latest Spy Kids is about a villain who tries to take over the world by injecting evil code into all of our technology. You can only use your gizmos and gadgets if you can beat a video game… so … Continue reading
Compared to some other glossy Netflix spy/action flicks, Heart of Stone is pretty ok. It’s no Extraction with its minimalist plot but maximalist action but it’s also no Red Notice with its stupidity and… umm… it’s stupidity. You could do … Continue reading
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning <deep breath> Part One is one of the best films in this disturbingly good franchise. That’s because everyone is trying very hard to entertain, especially Mr. Cruise and Mr. McQuarrie. If we could clone them … Continue reading