Take Two: “Atlas” (PG-13)
Jennifer Lopez plays an analyst who tries to save the world from a rouge AI robot in the Netflix sci-fi action epic, "Atlas."
Freeze Frame: “Sight” (PG-13), “The Garfield Movie” (PG), “Atlas” (PG), “The Blue Angels” (G)
"Sight" tells the remarkable true story of Dr. Ming Wang. Terry Chen plays Dr. Wang, an immigrant to the US who developed groundbreaking eye surgery techniques. It spotlights his personal struggles as a youth in China and the tragedies that propelled his determination. The filmmaking may be sluggish and uninspired,...
FREEZE FRAME: “Bob Marley: One Love” (PG-13), “Madame Web” (PG-13), “The Taste of Things” (PG-13), “This is Me…Now: A Love Story” (PG-13)
“Bob Marley: One Love” is both entertaining and disappointing at the same time. The late reggae icon's music propels what is otherwise a very bland reenactment of segments of his life. You can't blame Kingsley Ben Adir who is fine in the title role and the soundtrack is engaging, but...
Take Two: “The Mother” (R)
The Netflix action thriller "The Mother" stars Jennifer Lopez as a retired assassin. When bad guys threaten the safety of her daughter, J Lo gets back into backside kicking mode.
Freeze Frame: “Hypnotic” (R), “Book Club: The Next Chapter” (PG-13), “Blackberry” (R), “Fool’s Paradise” (R), “The Mother” (R)
Ben Affleck stars in "Hypnotic" a flaky sci-fi thriller from Robert Rodriguez about a police detective who discovers that government mind control experiments may have something to do with his missing daughter. The gimmicky plot outwits itself with twists that will make your eyes roll. The sex lives of women of...
Freeze Frame: “Death on the Nile” (PG-13), “Marry Me” (PG-13), “I Want You Back” (R)
If you're in the mood for an old-fashioned Turner Classic Movies-style whodunit, look no further than "Death on the Nile." Director/star Kenneth Branagh is back as Agatha Christie's erudite detective Hercule Poirot, whom we last saw in 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” Now, we see Poirot working on a...
