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The best part of Suicide Squad was unequivocally the casting and subsequent performance of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. The beloved comic book miscreant came to life in live action in a manner that was equally menacing as she was wickedly entertaining. She’s back, and Harley Quinn has her own […]

Birds of Prey And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley ...

February 7, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Birds of Prey / Margot Robbie / Movie Review / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

As impeccably painted by documentary filmmaker Staci Layne Wilson in her chronicle of the seismic influence the band The Ventures had on rock and roll and pop culture, I emerged from witnessing the film with the most unique of visions. Here goes … the iconic rockers are the “Abraham” of […]

The Ventures Stars on Guitars Review: Run Don’t Walk To ...

February 3, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The Ventures: Stars on Guitars by joeldamos

Blake Lively deserves so much better than what was delivered for her with her latest film, The Rhythm Section. Heck, Jude Law warrants better material. So too does the always stellar Sterling K. Brown. The flick is one part revenge “thriller,” one part terrorism dissection study and all cinematic foray […]

The Rhythm Section Review: Blake Lively Rocks, Movie Misses the ...

January 31, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Blake Lively / Movie Reviews / Sterling K. Brown / The Rhythm Section by joeldamos

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

January 24, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Charlie Hunnam / Colin Farrell / Guy Ritchie / Hugh GRant / Matthew McConaughey / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

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

January 23, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The Turning by Landon H. Johnson

The reason audiences adore Bad Boys (and Bad Boys II to some extent) is not the Bayhem that explosively permeates both films. It is firmly the bromance at the heart of the Bad Boys franchise between Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It is so powerful that it makes the 17 […]

Bad Boys For Life Review: Martin Lawrence & Will Smith ...

January 17, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Bad Boys for Life / Martin Lawrence / Movie Reviews / Will Smith by joeldamos

For folks who wonder whether we needed another cinematic version of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic, Little Women, we have news for you. Yes … you need this movie in your life right now. 1994’s incarnation, from director Gillian Armstrong, is a favorite of fans of the iconic novel that […]

Little Women Review: Greta Gerwig’s Flick An Inspiring Delight

December 27, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Little Women / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Getting right to the point, the actual ending of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a satisfying conclusion. Now, how we get there over almost two-and-a-half-hours is an interesting bag. There is a decent amount to appreciate in J.J. Abrams’ end of the trilogy, that he commenced back in […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review: Like a Bucket ...

December 20, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged J.J. Abrams / Movie Reviews / Star Wars / Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by joeldamos

Full disclosure, INXS is one of my favorite bands in the entire world. As a movie reviewer, I have frequently had to put my personal passions in the side car and rev on ahead down the road. That being said, witnessing the concert film INXS: Live Baby Live on the […]

INXS Live Baby Live Review: Sometimes You Kick, Sometimes You ...

December 16, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged INXS / Movie Reviews by joeldamos