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Sep 15, 2023 · The original Christie novel was published in 1969 and set in then-present-day Woodleigh Common, England. The adaptation transplants the story to Venice, sets it over 20 years earlier, gives it an international cast of characters thick with British expats, and retains just a few elements, including the violent death of a young girl in the recent past and the insinuating presence of an Agatha ...
Aug 4, 2022 · Despite the expected whine from immature males who haven’t seen the movie yet but are already deeming it “too woke,” “Predator” fans will not be disappointed by “Prey.”. It’s a scary and fun amusement park ride that also elicits a surprisingly tender emotional response. When Naru finally let out the war cry she had previously ...
Szell lives in hiding in South America (naturally) and has millions of dollars worth of diamonds in a New York safe-deposit box. When Szell's brother is killed in what can only be described as a quintessentially New York auto crash, Szell has to come out of hiding to collect the diamonds. He's paranoid, and with some justification.
Jan 24, 2024 · Apart from depicting acts of courage, “Masters of the Air” has very little to say about this era. Though the 100th’s base is nestled in an English country village, their surroundings are reduced to two thinly sketched local children. There are more women here, but none are as fully developed as, say, Renée Lemaire, the Belgian nurse in ...
May 20, 2022 · Men. There are moments in “Men” that will cause your breath to quicken and your heart to pound. Still others will leave you scratching your head and stifling laughter. Whatever your reaction is to the latest meticulously made mind warp from writer/director Alex Garland, it won’t be indifference. This is a visceral experience, and it ...
Mar 23, 2006 · Spike Lee's "Inside Man" has a detective tell a bank robber: "You saw 'Dog Day Afternoon.'. You're stalling." The problem is, we've seen "Dog Day Afternoon," and Lee is stalling. Here is a thriller that's curiously reluctant to get to the payoff, and when it does, we see why: We can't accept the motive and method of the bank robbery, we can't ...
Sep 24, 1999 · "I take the natural momentum of a person and draw it towards me," Van tells us during "The Minus Man." He is like the narrator of a how-to tape for serial killers. In musings on the soundtrack, he talks about his methods, as he drifts from place to place, poisoning people. His approach is not violent--"just the minimum necessary." He is an enigma. People seem to like him, and we wonder why.
