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Ford v. Ferrari (Movie Review)

Directed by: James MangoldWritten by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason KellerStarring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Berntha Ford v. Ferrari promises a showdown between car companies. It is, partly, and it fulfills the promise of its title in spectacular fashion, with one of the most spectacular racing scenes I’ve…

Josh MatthewsDecember 6, 2019

Action Drama Movie Reviews Mystery

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Title: Blade Runner 2049Directed by: Denis VilleneuveFilm series: Blade Runner Film SeriesScreenplay: Hampton Fancher, Michael Green In the season of “Flatliners” and “It” being remade and released, “Blade Runner 2049” is yet another recent offering of 1980s pop-culture nostalgia. It’s a $155 million work of fan-fiction that…

Josh MatthewsOctober 18, 2018

Action Adventure Movie Reviews Thriller

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Title: Mission: Impossible - Fallout Directed and written by: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames Music by: Lorne Balfe Mission Impossible: Fallout is a remarkable empty-calorie entertainment, memorable for its dazzling action sequences. It pretends to have a…

Josh MatthewsJuly 8, 2018

Action Adventure Movie Reviews Sci-Fi

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Title: Solo: A Star Wars Story Directed by: Ron Howard Written by: Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Paul Bettany, and Joonas Suotamo Music by: John Powell Solo, the new Disney Star Wars movie, begins with a flash of light. Then the screen goes…

Josh MatthewsJune 2, 2018

Action Adventure Movie Reviews Sci-Fi

Ready Player One (2018)

Title: Ready Player One Directed by: Steven Spielberg Written by: Zak Penn and Ernest Cline Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg Music by: Alan Silvestri If at the end of a movie I feel stupider than when it started, I figure that…

Josh MatthewsApril 27, 2018

Action Comedy Crime Movie Reviews

Game Night (2018)

Title: Game Night Directed by: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein Written by: Mark Perez Starring: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons, Kyle Chandler, Lamorne Morgan, Kylie Bunbury Music by: Cliff Martinez From its opening shot, “Game Night” knows exactly what it is: an escapist…

Josh MatthewsMarch 9, 2018

Action Biography Comedy Movie Reviews

American Made (2017)

Title: American MadeDirected by: Doug LimenWritten by: Gary Spinelli As a child of the 1980s, I was repeatedly told to say “no” to drugs. Our school had the D.A.R.E program, and we watched a variety of anti-drug after-school specials. There was a rather cute D.A.R.E. dog which…

Josh MatthewsNovember 17, 2017

Action Adventure Fantasy Movie Reviews

The Dark Tower (2017)

Title: The Dark Tower Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel Written by: Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinker, Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor Music: Junkie XL In a just world, consumers would receive refunds for The Dark Tower. The movie deserves long lines of protestors standing outside…

Josh MatthewsAugust 24, 2017

Action Adventure Fantasy Movie Reviews

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Directed by: Luc Besson Screenplay by: Luc Besson Starring: Dane DeHaan, Clara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock Music: Alexandre Desplat Midway through Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, I thought we were…

Josh MatthewsAugust 4, 2017

Action Drama History Movie Reviews

Dunkirk (2017)

Title: Dunkirk Directed by: Christopher Nolan Screenplay by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy Music by: Hans Zimmer The men crouch on the beach, ducking for cover from the divebomber’s bombs. A pilot crashes into the English Channel,…

Josh MatthewsAugust 3, 2017

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