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Steven Soderbergh Carries Black Bag to Respectability

Some of the movies that have stuck with me the longest weren’t massive box-office hits or franchise tentpoles — they were the hidden gems that slipped under the radar and hit harder because of it. Films like Bone Tomahawk, which… Continue Reading →

May 5, 2025

Dirty Angels Fights a Treacherous Mission

Female lead characters in action films are often criticized as weak when they lack depth, agency or compelling motivations, reducing them to stereotypes rather than fully developed individuals. Strong characters like Ellen Ripley from Alien and Lara Croft from Tomb… Continue Reading →

December 12, 2024

A “Euro-Kinski” Double Feature Highlights Film Masters’ Halloween

All Hallows’ Eve always feels like the best time of year to watch a horror movie. I tend to go out of my way to find a variety of films that I’ve been planning to see, but never seemingly got… Continue Reading →

October 21, 2024

Despite an Impressive Cast, Argylle Loses its Grip on Reality

Spy movies consistently achieve success, appealing to a broad audience by offering a mix of elements that moviegoers crave: intrigue, mystique, action and adventure. Introducing a touch of tongue-in-cheek humor further solidifies their potential as great franchises, as evidenced by… Continue Reading →

February 1, 2024

Special Ops: Lioness is Another Gem for Paramount+

This past weekend, I polled some of my friends to satisfy a question that came up when I was writing this review. The question was simple: When I say, “streaming service,” what are the first five platforms that come to… Continue Reading →

August 21, 2023

A Spy Among Friends Celebrates the Intelligence Community

Per Matt Growing up, Spy vs. Spy was one of my favorite features of MAD magazine. Back in the day, I loved the wily White Spy and the bad-ass Black Spy. Each one seemed to be more familiar with their… Continue Reading →

March 28, 2023

Eva Green Can Do No Wrong in Liaison

Per Matt I’m not gonna lie, I like Eva Green. She’s French and she’s a pretty great actress… oh yeah, she’s very easy to look at, as well. I guess I first laid eyes on her in The Golden Compass,… Continue Reading →

March 10, 2023

RRR is Probably the Craziest Film I’ve Ever Seen!

Since becoming a film critic, I have found that I love many foreign films. Growing up, the only non-American-made movies I ever watched were anime. I liked many of the films I watched, but I always found it annoying to… Continue Reading →

November 27, 2022

The Old Man is My Summertime Guilty Pleasure

Per Matt In between each and every blockbuster film that has been released during the summer season, I grew a little bored. While the anticipation for each one was there, they were all fun to watch in their own ways,… Continue Reading →

August 31, 2022
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