Logan Lucky (2017)
West Virginia family, the Logans, have claimed they and their kin have been cursed for nearly a century of bad luck. This story focuses on three of them, the recently laid-off and lame-legged Jimmy...
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Magic Mike (2012)
Director Steven Soderbergh (Haywire, Ocean’s Thirteen) continues to expand his horizons by taking on the world of male strippers, something that is always tantalizing, and yet rarely has gotten big-screen treatment from Hollywood in the...
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Although I’ve enjoyed most of the films of Joel and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis, True Grit), there are occasional films, usually their comedies, in which I find little to connect with. The Ladykillers is a primary...
Foxcatcher (2014)
Based on a true story, Foxcatcher relates the tale of John du Pont (Carell), the heir to his family’s massive ammunition and chemical fortune, his obsession with the sport of wrestling, and, in particular, his...
22 Jump Street (2014)
Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) are back, moving to the Vietnamese Church across the street as their new base of operations for their undercover narcotics unit. This time, they’re going to portray themselves as...
21 Jump Street (2012)
The thought of yet another classic TV show being remade as a modern-day spoof doesn’t exactly fill a savvy moviegoer with delight, as most have been misfires that missed the mark by making little...
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the second film in the series based on the Hasbro toy-line mostly popularized in the 1980s, coming after the weak first entry, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. Though it is technically a...
Side Effects (2013)
Reviewing a film like Side Effects poses a bit of a challenge, as revealing the aspect of it that will make or break it for most people will likely be the very thing that spoils that...
Haywire (2011)
Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Thirteen, Ocean’s Twelve) directs, giving a starring role to MMA fighter and former participant on “American Gladiator” Gina Carano, a novice actress with an intense physical presence and prowess, this retro-vibed thriller...