movie reviews

Freeze Frame: “The Accountant 2” (R), “On Swift Horses” (R), “Havoc” (R)

In the action thriller "The Accountant 2," Ben Affleck is back as the autistic savant money launderer and crime fighter...just go with it...who's trying to solve a murder. He recruits his hired assassin brother Braxton, played by Jon Bernthal, to help out. Yes, these are the GOOD guys. It's silly,...

Freeze Frame: “The Wedding Banquet” (R), “Sneaks” (PG), “The Dark Money Game” (TV-MA)

"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...

Freeze Frame: “The Amateur” (R), “Sacramento” (R), “The Luckiest Man in America” (R)

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...

Freeze Frame: “The Friend” (R), “Freaky Tales” (R), “MobLand” (R)

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...