‘The Net’ (1995) is a scarier, computer-age ‘North by Northwest’
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Irwin Winkler uploads one of his best films as a director in this relevant thriller about identity theft.
Sandra Bullock
‘The Net’ (1995) is a scarier, computer-age ‘North by Northwest’
‘Speed’ (1994) a fast, fun showcase for Reeves, Bullock
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The premise and spectacle are smart in that dumb way of 1990s actioners, and the leads have cute chemistry.
The apocalypse comes again in ‘Bird Box,’ and the lesson this time is ‘Don’t look!’ (Movie review)
“Bird Box” (Netflix) is the latest in the trend of apocalyptic thrillers where the end times arrive in a bizarre and sketchily explained fashion, following “It Comes at Night,” “A Quiet Place” and the “Cloverfield” […]
‘Ocean’s 8’ lacks the imagination and daring of the previous entries (Movie review)
I’m a pretty big fan of the remade “Ocean’s” films from the ’00s. (I’ve never seen the original from 1960.) They are fun, smart and have great chemistry with George Clooney and Brad Pitt firmly […]
‘Crash’ review
“Crash” – Writer-director Paul Haggis (“Million Dollar Baby”) follows about a dozen characters – played by Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Brendon Fraser and Terrence Howard, among others – through initially unrelated stories about their daily […]
‘Gravity’ a high-tech piece of minimalist filmmaking (Movie review)
Starting with its nearly 20-minute uncut opening shot of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock floating in space making repairs on a scientific satellite, the entire hour and 40 minutes of “Gravity” is packed with “How’d they […]
My ‘Proposal’: This rom-com needed more character development (Movie review)
See “The Proposal” only if you are a romantic comedy kind of person. If you aren’t, this movie won’t convert you to the genre.