Movie Reviews


There is a terrific line in the film White Boy Rick—teased in the trailer—where someone responds the extraordinary true story of Rick Wershe Jr. (Richie Merritt) with, “Would you believe a 15-year-old kid was working for the federal government?” To which his father Richard Wershe Sr. (Matthew McConaughey) responds, aghast […]

White Boy Rick Review: Performances Elevate Matthew McConaughey Starring True ...







The capturing of the Nazi architect of Germany’s “Final Solution,” Adolph Eichmann, by Israeli forces should be a riveting, catch-your-breath cinematic journey. Largely, it is… but Operation Finale achieves that in the most unexpected of ways. What director Chris Weitz delivers—from Matthew Orton’s screenplay—is deliberate in every way. Those who […]

Operation Finale Review: Justice Served




How wolves evolved into man’s and woman’s best friend has been the subject of much research and speculation—and serves as the powerful plot of the new film Alpha from Sony and Columbia Pictures. Albert Hughes breaks free from his normal moviemaking partner, brother Allen (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, From Hell) for a […]

Alpha Review: Doggone Divine