So much of Confess, Fletch feels like a wiser-than the norm throwback against the hefty audience quadrant that will always prefer the louder, action-ified punch of the James Bonds and Jason Bournes of the world over a journalist gumshoe. If that crowd can slow down for a smaller and smoother ride, they will find mental thrills equally clever to the pop of blockbuster stunts that fade as quickly as they explode.
Read MoreReelgood published its Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (09/01/22 to 09/07/22). The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power makes top of the list, taking House of the Dragon down to #3. Elvis (HBO Max) comes in at #2, and The Patient makes our streaming chart for a second consecutive week. New are Devil in Ohio, I Came By and Rick and Morty (S6).
Read MoreReelgood published its Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (08/25/22 to 08/31/22). Sylvester Stallone’s superhero movie, Samaritan, breaks our streaming chart a week after its premiere. Hulu has three titles on the list this week, including the new series Welcome to Wrexham and The Patient.
Read MoreEven now at 76 years old, long past his own peaks and valleys, Sly remains a proven talent and beloved favorite. Nothing will probably break that or ever take that away. Nonetheless, this writer feels like “You still got it!” respect towards Stallone, as a complete performer, is still worth acknowledgment. Thanks to the Rocky and Rambo series, most go straight to the muscles. The special thing is Samaritan shows how much Sylvester Stallone still offers as an actor that has nothing to do with the ripped physicality that made him famous.
Read MoreReelgood published its Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (08/18/22 to 08/24/22). House of the Dragon and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law take the top two spots in the ranking, moving Prey to #3. Another prequel performing well among audiences is the horror movie Orphan: First Kill, taking #4 in its premiere week.
Read MoreIt would be really easy for a movie like Breaking, tip-toeing in the Dog Day Afternoon direction, to turn up the brightness of the pariah spotlights and crank up the volume on the injustice pulpit loudspeakers. That’s not so here. Director Abi Damaris Corbin resists the temptations to pound messages and shout showy monologues. He and his screenwriting partner Kwame Kwei-Armah uphold the simple and poignant principles that were at hand with this true story and on the central figure’s mind during a fateful July day in 2017.
Read MoreReelgood published its Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (08/10/22 to 08/17/22). The Sandman is the most popular title across all streaming services, followed by the Predator prequel, Prey.
Read MoreWhen my Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast partner Will Johnson was in town, Mike Crowley of the You’ll Probably Agree website (and fellow 25YL film critic) was kind enough to be the video host for some collaborative crossover content among a gathering of mutual friends. Cati Glidewell of The Blonde in Front and freelancer Hayden Mears of Collider joined us with the plan of recording two sessions of shared video and audio content. Shot inside Chicago’s The Laugh Factory, this first episode is a discussion on movies that make us cry. Enjoy this energetic and emotional conversation and be sure to follow Mike’s work on 25YL.
Read MoreReelgood published its Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (08/04/22 to 08/10/22). The new Predator franchise entry Prey is now streaming on Hulu and is captivating audiences on the week of its release, becoming the service’s most successful streaming premiere.
Read MoreThe streaming wars continue to heat up, with Netflix losing -2% market share in Q2. Rivals such as Apple TV+, Disney+, and HBO Max capitalized on the losses of the market leader, and each added +1% in Q2. Netflix now only holds a 1% margin over Prime Video, and there is just a 5% margin between HBO Max and 2nd place.
Read MoreBoth men are stupendously deadly in their own ways. Seen and unseen pushers and handlers with unreliable agendas have tied hands, and forced ones too, for the repercussions to come. Pit these two men and their motives against each other, and the unpredictability ignites itself in The Gray Man. Wall to wall, the Russos have unleashed what may stand as the best pure action movie of 2022.
Read MoreNo matter how tough some stunt training makes Joey King look in this action romp, she looks like the cherubic California kid from The Kissing Booth Netflix movie series trying to play dress-up. Add in a rough script requiring her to deliver lines with one of the worst attempts at a breathy European accent of etiquette this side of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves . Because King is the lead, compared to those supporting role examples, her failings are enough to sink the whole movie.
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