Back during the Revolutionary War, there were a group of female spies who were invaluable in turning the tide of the fight for American freedom. The codename was The 355. So, it only fitting that audiences get a motion picture carrying that moniker that spotlights a group of international spies […]

The 355 Review: Jessica Chastain Leads An International Fab Five ...

The year is ending, and you know what that means? It’s time for the annual tradition that is The Movie Mensch and its reveal of the best that film had to offer in 2021. It was not the best 365 days as a whole, what with the pandemic still dominating […]

Top 21 Movies of 2021: These Flicks (Featuring Wes Anderson, ...

It’s been 18 years since Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss loved and fought together in what was generally thought to be the final Matrix movie from the Wachowskis siblings. Fast forward to Christmastime 2021 and guess who is gliding back into that life simulator once again? Reeves and Moss, along […]

The Matrix Resurrections Review: Keanu Reeves Returns as Neo in ...

Sports stories, up on the big screen—especially true ones—have a knack of spurring inspiration, encircling the viewer with its “can’t touch this” rawness of reality-centric storylines. From Miracle to Remember the Titans and of course, the heartbreaking fierceness of Eight Men Out is something you will never forget. The same […]

American Underdog Review: The Inspirational True Tale of Super Bowl ...

Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the writer’s room for Sing 2 when it was decided that the best way to follow-up that 2016 hit film was to have the cast get into a bus and hit the road. Smart move as it shakes things up for […]

Sing 2 Review: Sequel Possesses Twice the Heart

Paul Thomas Anderson has headed back to the Valley of Los Angeles for his Licorice Pizza. But his latest Valley tale is nothing like his masterpiece Boogie Nights. Actually, both are masterpieces, so there’s that. Whereas Boogie dealt with a “family” at the center of the pornography revolution that was […]

Licorice Pizza Review: Paul Thomas Anderson Crafts a Love Letter ...

Since Daniel Craig took over the role of James Bond from Pierce Brosnan with Casino Royale in 2006, he was unlike any 007 audiences had experienced since Sean Connery first inhabited the spy with the license to kill in 1962 in Ian Fleming’s Dr. No. Craig was rough and tough, […]

No Time to Die Blu-ray Review: Daniel Craig Takes One ...

There is an aspect within the institution that are biopics that is a huge pet peeve of The Movie Mensch. Let’s just get that right out of the way. Nobody is ever remaking one, so you better get it right the first time. That is exactly what occurs with the […]

Being the Ricardos Review: I Love Lucy!

As audiences clamor for more original programming—i.e., not sequels, remakes, comic book movies, or films based on books, they’ve also shown an either increased refined definition of what brings them to the theater. Lately, the only films that have done well are science fiction and yes, comic book flicks. Along […]

Swan Song Review: Mahershala Ali, Glenn Close, Naomie Harris & ...