Thursday, August 15, 2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Review: An Ambitious, Unfinished Tapestry of the Untamed West

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024)


An Ambitious, Unfinished Tapestry of the Untamed West

★★★☆☆

An impressive and brutal epic that suffers from its own massive scale and incomplete narrative.

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

The Bikeriders - Review : A Meandering Descent from Social Club to Crime Syndicate

The Bikeriders (2023)



A Meandering Descent from Social Club to Crime Syndicate

★★½☆☆

A visually polished but narratively thin disappointment that struggles to move beyond looking cool.

Sunday, July 07, 2024

The Bricklayer - Review: A Prototypical Spy Film Hampered by Circumstance


 

The Bricklayer (2023)

A Prototypical Spy Film Hampered by Circumstance

★★☆☆☆

A clunky, half-baked actioner that manages to find a few sparks in its fight choreography.

Friday, July 05, 2024

Beverly Hills Cop Axel F - Review: The Limits of Nostalgia and the Weight of 80s Tropes

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)

The Limits of Nostalgia and the Weight of 80s Tropes


★★½☆☆

Eddie Murphy remains charismatic, but the "sound and fury" of the plot often falls flat.


Release Date July 3, 2024
Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 67% (Fresh)
Letterboxd ★ 2.9 / 5

Official Synopsis

Detective Axel Foley is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she and Foley team up with a new partner and old pals Billy Rosewood and Taggart to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy within the department.