Los Angeles has rarely looked as beautiful and exciting as it does in Michael Mann's 1995 crime thriller masterpiece HEAT. From its opening shot to its last, this is nearly three hours of great cops and robbers storytelling, packed with suspense and violence. It's easily in my Top 50 films of all time. Robert DeNiro is McCauley, leading a sophisticated team of criminals who use precise planning and perfect timing to execute an escalating series of daring robberies. McCauley's

Meh. All promise and little payoff, UNDERTONE wastes an interesting premise with too much aimless wandering in search of scares. We're getting spoiled by low budget horror game changers like "Backrooms" and "Obsession", but this one was also a substantial hit, earning over $21 million at the box office against a $500k budget. Filmed mostly in his childhood home, Writer/Director Ian Tuason introduces us to Evy Babic (the very good Nina Kiri from "The Handsmaid Tale") who is ta

It may have special effects FAR better than they have any right to be for 90% of the film, but make no mistake, PRIMITIVE WAR is still a rip roaring, goofy, bloody dino B-movie. Some of the dialogue is just stupid (when you can hear it in one of the worst sound mixes I've ever heard in a modern film), Jeremy Piven overacts like he's in a modern opera and the whole damn thing is at least a half hour too long. BUT, the dinosaurs and photography are astonishingly good for 90 min

A red, white and blue splash of patriotism, history and American pride, YOUNG WASHINGTON is perfect viewing for this July 4th weekend. HAPPY 250 America! A stellar cast takes you through the very young days of our first President, focusing on his very earliest days of fighting for the King's army against the French. I realized how little I knew about Washington, or maybe I should say how little I retained from those school days long ago. Yes, a cherry tree takes a chopping, b

Not since "War of the Roses" has an onscreen couple been so determined to knock each other off! Jason Segel and Samara Weaving star in OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, an over-the-top, if occasionally unbridled bloody comedy with firepower to spare. Segel (Shrinking) stars as Dan, a movie Director with one film and a long downward spiral into commercials and streaming that's left him uncommitted and struggling. His actress wife Lisa (Weaving) seems like she's more interested in having fu

Everyone loves playing a bad guy and Glen Powell is clearly having a good time in HOW TO MAKE A KILLING. I almost caught myself wondering if he's really a villain, and that's a testament to Powell's charm, since he spends the entire movie killing anyone in the family tree between him and a $28 million inheritance. Well structured by Writer/Director John Patton Ford, the film has some big laughs, plenty of suspense and more than a few surprises up it's well tailored cuffs. Pow

The wild west LIVES. A perfect blend of great ensemble acting, a star turn by Billy Bob Thornton and superb writing by Taylor Sheridan, LANDMAN (SEASON 1) is pure binging pleasure. I can't think of a better character than Tommy Norris, the weathered, stubborn, in-your-face cowboy in charge of the West Texas oil fields of M-TEX. Thornton has always been one of my favorite actors and this might be his greatest role. He IS Tommy. The treasure hunt of modern day oil rigs, combine

DC has done it again. That's not a compliment. Miscast, poorly written, badly staged and just plain dull, SUPERGIRL is a boring mess that only comes alive anytime the boys show up. That's pathetic. Why is that the Alien franchise can serve up two of the most kickass female action roles of all-time in Ripley and Rain, but DC, after 66 years, can't manage to give Supergirl her due? While we're at it, why would DC give the Directing reins to the dude most famous for "I, Tonya" a

50 years ago this week, LOGAN'S RUN debuted in movie theaters. 50 years!!! A science fiction classic and major box office hit in 1976, the film belongs in the same nostalgic 70's bucket of fond memories for me as "Westworld", 'Soylent Green" and "The Omega Man". Michael York stars as Logan, a 23rd century Sandman (policeman) who chases down "runners" alongside his partner Francis (Richard Jordan). In this idyllic, perfect society, everyone lives in domes that offer perfect

A worthy sophomore season by any measure, PARADISE: SEASON 2 may meander a bit in its middle, but it more than makes up for it with a slam bang final three episodes that lets its stellar cast loose. Creator Dan Fogelman (This Is Us) continues to dazzle with his use of time, popping back and forth with flashbacks before unleashing something truly clever as we near the finale. Sterling K. Brown (Is God Is, American Fiction) is excellent as Xavier, former secret service man, now