Three very pretty people team up to get back a fortune owed by a ruthless despot in Guy Ritchie’s “In the Grey”. It’s a sleek and straightforward action-thriller laced with big set pieces, snappy dialogue, and a nonsense approach to storytelling. And did I mention three very pretty people? Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza … Continue reading
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is bringing “Reminders of Him” to home video. Directed by Vanessa Caswill, this moving romantic drama is written for the screen by Colleen Hoover and Lauren Levine. It’s an adaptation of Hoover’s 2022 best-selling novel that examines being a mother, finding forgiveness, and love’s ability to overcome past mistakes. Malika Monroe … Continue reading
On this day in 1944 a young George Walton Lucas Jr. was born in Modesto, California. Like so many of us, he grew up loving comic books and science fiction, having a special affection for the Flash Gordon serials. And while he aspired to be a racecar driver, a near fatal accident changed his mind. … Continue reading
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is bringing “The Bride!” to home video via a special 4K Ultra HD SteelBook edition and on Blu-ray and DVD. Written, directed, and produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Bride!” offered up a new spin on the 1935 horror classic “The Bride of Frankenstein”. Though the movie struggled at the box … Continue reading
Sam Raimi takes on the Western genre. That’s all I needed to know in 1995 to get me to buy a ticket for “The Quick and the Dead”. I’ve been a fan of Raimi since he tilted the horror genre on its head with his enduring classic “Evil Dead”. And Westerns have been a part … Continue reading
How’s this for a premise – five twenty-ish ballerinas turn their dance moves into a brutal fighting style as they combat violent gangsters intent on killing them. That’s what director Vicky Jewson serves up with the stylish and fun “Pretty Lethal”. Sound silly? Well it certainly is. But Jewson finds a nice balance by not … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 