July 4, 2019 “Deadsight” (** out of four) was a fairly routine zombie horror thriller about a man with partial blindness (Adam Seybolt) and a young pregnant police officer (Liv Collins) who must work together to stay alive to combat a deadly virus that threatens worldwide eradication. Decent performances and Jeff Maher’s moody cinematography can’t save this from being yet another rip-off of both “Night Of The Living Dead” and “28 Days Later” and countless other zombie movies. By now, if you’ve seen one flesh-eating zombie, you’ve seen ‘en all. Continue reading →
July 3, 2019 “Robert Reborn” (** out of four) was a muddled horror story set in 1951 USSR as the title killer doll boards a weapons plane and does battle with Stalin’s henchmen. Fifth in the “Robert The Doll” series is well-made and features some unexpected elements of black comedy but is set against a bizarre and unpleasant backdrop. This is overall the best of the series so far but is strictly for series fans and not many others. What’s next? “Robert Helps Save The Titanic?” Continue reading →
July 1, 2019 “Yesterday” (**1/2 out of four) was a sweetly engaging pop fantasy about a young struggling songwriter (Himesh Patel) who is unable to achieve much success but is hit by a car one night and knocked unconscious and then awakens in an alternate universe in which he finds The Beatles never existed and he is able to use their songs to catapult him to success and stardom! Director Danny Boyle tells his story with a lot of affection and naturally infuses it with a lot of great Beatles music but story doesn’t take off as it should and doesn’t reach the magical highs it could have. Best of all are a few satirical music-industry scenes which question The Beatles’ relevance in current music business. Continue reading →
July 1, 2019 “Spider Man: Far From Home” (*** out of four) was an uneven but winning sequel in which Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is on a school trip in Europe and becomes embroiled in a battle against various elemental threats from another dimension which threaten his relationships and worldwide destruction. Great climax with lots of spectacular action and eye-popping special effects and the usual addition of Marvel characters and relationships (Samuel L. Jackson is terrific as usual as Nick Fury) help overcome some lulls especially in film’s midsection. Not as sweeping as the original but still overall entertaining for Marvel fans. Continue reading →
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