Monthly Archives: January 2020


Guy Ritchie established himself as a cinematic talent with his one-two punch of 1998’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch (2000). It’s been some time since he was as effective with the crime milieu as he was with those first two films. The Movie Mensch is proud to […]

The Gentlemen Review: Guy Ritchie Rocks His Return to Crime


DreamWorks Pictures’ The Turning  takes Henry James’ 100-year old haunted-house novella, “The Turn of the Screw,” and offers a unique, modern spin on the story. Directed by visualist Floria Sigismondi, whose past filmography includes Hulu’s The Handmaids Tale, The Turning stars Stranger Things sensation, Finn Wolfhard and The Florida Project’s […]

The Turning Review: Promising Narrative Falters As It Closes


Netflix has unleashed the first trailer for the latest collaboration between superstar Mark Wahlberg and actor-turned-director extraordinaire Peter Berg. After their rich collaborations Lone Survivor, Patriots Day and Mile 22, their flick Spenser Confidential will premiere on Netflix on March 6. Hey, Michael Bay took his Bayhem to the streaming […]

Spenser Confidential Trailer: Mark Wahlberg & Peter Berg Bring Their ...