Tag: Universal Pictures

  • Review: Last Christmas

    Unfortunately even the great Emma Thompson can’t stretch George Michael’s Christmas song into a feature length film. In spite of the charming cast of Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, and Thompson herself (as well as the directing efforts of Paul Feig), “Last Christmas” is a convoluted bizarro mess. I went in expecting “Love, Actually”…

  • Review: Good Boys

    The Seth Rogen produced “Good Boys” has a surprising amount of heart, but don’t worry, it’s still gross. ​I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of the approach “Good Boys” took to the material it covered. In lesser hands a film about sixth graders getting up to hijinks would be much more grating. It stars…

  • Review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

    “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” feels more like an after school special than an action flick. ​In spite of my affection for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham, the two of them don’t quite click in this Fast & Furious spinoff. Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza Gonzales, Roman…

  • Review: Yesterday

    While “Yesterday” movie is a fun summer film, it’s not going to have the timelessness of it’s source material, The Beatles. ​Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus…

  • Review: Us and The Hummingbird Project

    Jordan Peele is back in action with the terrifying “Us” and then there’s the utterly skippable pseudo-tech thriller “The Hummingbird Project.” Jordan Peele continues to prove he’s a master of the horror genre with his follow up to “Get Out” – “Us.” It stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. ​Meanwhile “The…

  • Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Peter Farrley Interview: Green Book

    Actors Marhershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, as well as director Peter Farrelly chat with THEDHK about their Academy Awards contender, “Green Book.” Filmed at the Mill Valley Film Festival and an SFFilm red carpet.

  • Review: Glass

    The long awaited final film in M. Night Shyamalan’s trilogy is here and it is about as fun as eating broken glass… While it finally unites Bruce Willis, Jame McAvoy, and Samuel L Jackson, the reunion is a less than interesting one with a messy and convoluted plot. If you’ve been anticipating this for a…

  • Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse and Mortal Engines

    This week brings one of the best superhero films of the year, “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse” and the catastrophic “Mortal Engines” from Peter Jackson. Spiderverse just might be my favorite Spider-Man film of all time. The animated film from Sony brings us Miles Morales’ story in a refreshing update to an origins story. Shameik Moore,…

  • Jordan Peele’s Get Out is the Challenge We All Need

      It’s not every day that you go to the movies and get to be both entertained and challenged. Though he’s best known as half of the comedy duo Key & Peele, Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out is billed as a horror movie. What’s even scarier, however, is the mirror it holds up to the state…