A mild mannered taciturn ex-London cutter proves smarter than the mob boss who uses his Chicago tailored suit shop as a drop-off for money & messages.
The Gentlemen (2019)
The title must be taken with a pound of salt in Guy Ritchie’s new action comedy, stuffed with killers and drug dealers and a blackmailer. It also requires us to root for a bad guy who has earned his millions through his network of marijuana farms—though we are supposed to see a redeeming factor when …
The Kitchen (2019)
When their husbands are jailed 3 wives in Hell’s Kitchen run their racket better than the husbands but have to fight to stay in control.
RUBEN BRANDT, Collector (2018)
Psychoanalyst Ruben Brandt’s hunger is not physical, but mental and spiritual. He is haunted by nightmares that he longs to get rid of and stealing great paintings he comes to believe is the way to do so. A lover of great art (his name is based on a combination of Rubens and Rembrandt) who uses …
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
The US drug enforcement agents start a war among the Mexican drug lords by kidnapping the daughter of one of the most powerful, initiating a series of bloody encounters.
Hotel Artemis (2018)
In a riot-torn L.A. in the near future the Nurse presides over a fortress/hospital where high-paying criminals only are admitted for medical attention & guns are not allowed–but for how long?
The Road to Perdition (2002)
Bounds of loyalty are tested when the son of a hit man sees his father & the boss’s son kill people, & the boss decides the young witness must be killed for the sake of safety.
The Infiltrator (2016)
Absolutely terrific! 5 out of 5 stars. Click the image to read my entire review.
Hell or High Water (2016)
This is a 5-star movie with the return of Jeff Bridges as a tough Texas Ranger. Click the image to read my entire review.
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
A group of magicians, operating just outside the law, travel from NYC to Macao to thwart a corporate CEO who has a program to steal cell phone information.