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The great innovator Ang Lee has taken his eye off the plot

Joyce Glasser reviews Gemini Man (October 11, 2019), Cert. 12A, 117 min. There are about a dozen occasions in Gemini Man where a character tells Henry Brogan (Will Smith) how wonderful and talented he ...

markbendle 110 views 0 likes Oct 15, 2019

A misguided concept compromises the pleasures of this Widow’- like feminist feast

Joyce Glasser reviews The Kitchen (September 20, 2019), Cert. 15, 102 min. There may be three leading ladies and a female director in The Kitchen, but don’t expect a display of culinary skills in writ ...

markbendle 157 views 0 likes Sep 24, 2019

A competitive swimmer battles alligators and a hurricane to save her father, but the film lacks bite

Joyce Glasser reviews Crawl (August 23, 2019), Cert. 15, 88 min. End of summer, woman-in-jeopardy thrillers typically have four basic elements: an actress who looks great in a bathing costume; an enco ...

markbendle 271 views 0 likes Aug 22, 2019

Johnson and Stratham are a winning mismatched buddy duo, but they have laughed the film out of any suspense

Joyce Glasser reviews Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (August 1, 2019), Cert. 12A, 135 min. The Fast & Furious franchise began eighteen years ago when LAPD undercover cop, Brian O’Conne ...

markbendle 295 views 0 likes Aug 6, 2019