Russ Simmons gives his take on upcoming movies.
"The Wedding Banquet" is a remake, or rather a reimagining of the popular 1993 gay rom com of the same name. Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone lead the cast in the story of two gay couples who try to arrange a Green Card marriage in exchange for cash for costly...
Oscar winner Rami Malek stars in a tight and smart throwback spy movie, "The Amateur." Malek plays a meek and mild CIA computer analyst and decoder whose wife is murdered when a terrorist operation in London goes wrong. When his CIA superiors decline his request to go after the killers...
Don’t be fooled by the deceptive advertising. The big dog movie "The Friend" with Naomi Watts and Bill Murray is NOT a family friendly comedy. It’s an R-rated drama about suicide and grief based on the novel by Sigrid Nunez. Watts plays a struggling novelist who inherits a Great Dane...
You can chalk up the comic horror thriller "Death of a Unicorn" as a near miss. Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega play a father and daughter who hit a unicorn with their car while on the way to the remote estate of a pharmaceutical magnate. It has a great cast and...
Maybe the best thing to say about the controversial live-action revision of the Disney's classic "Snow White" is that it's not nearly as bad as feared. Rachel Zegler is a fine heroine, and Gal Gadot is an adequately despicable villain. However, the CGI-generated dwarfs are a little creepy and the...
Want a spy thriller with a little meat on its decadent bones? A first rate cast lights up the screen in Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag," a twisty tale of duplicity. Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett play married intelligence agents. He's forced to investigate her when she is suspected of treason....
Director Paul W. S. Anderson scored big at the box office with his "Resident Evil" franchise. That same excessive visual style is on display with "In the Lost Lands," an adaptation of a George R.R. Martin short story. Mila Jovovich, aka Mrs. Paul W.S. Anderson, and Dave Bautista star in...
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has stepped into yet another role, movie producer. His production company has released a new film that is much better than its awkward title might suggest. "My Dead Friend Zoe" is a beautifully acted comic drama about PTSD. Written and directed by Army...
