Liam Neeson once again plays a man with a very particular set of skills—safecracking and bombmaking among them—in “Honest Thief,” a no-frills, low-thrills version of the kind of gritty action picture that has marked the veteran actor’s late-stage career. It’s not as good as “Taken,” but it’s better than “Taken...
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Reviews
RogerEbert.com — Unhinged
Russell Crowe is like a malevolent Foghorn Leghorn in an oversized pickup truck in “Unhinged,” a thriller about a man who snaps and goes on a rampage. This was supposed to have been the movie that reopened theaters in the United States back on July 1. That clearly didn’t happen,...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — A Fall From Grace
“A Fall From Grace” is Tyler Perry’s first movie for Netflix, which might suggest a certain amount of polish that’s typically lacking from his prolific filmography. But — shot in just five days — it’s still nuts. It’s not good, but I had a good time watching it. My mixed...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Black and Blue
Deon Taylor’s “Black and Blue” is a B-movie through and through—and that’s actually a compliment. Naomie Harris elevates this tale of a rookie cop who becomes the target of her corrupt colleagues through both her physical strength and emotional subtlety. And veteran cinematographer Dante Spinotti—a frequent Michael Mann collaborator and two-time Oscar...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Bliss
For better and for worse, “Bliss” truly makes you feel as if you, too, are suffering from a narcotic-induced, hallucinatory freak-out—one that leaves you physically exhausted, mentally spent and ultimately wondering what the hell just happened to you. And this sort of movie is usually my jam — stylish nightmares...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 5/29/19
Eventually we will all get the Elton John songs out of our heads. For now, though, we’re talking about “Rocketman” in a special Wednesday episode of Breakfast All Day. And we’re chatting at Alonso’s house this time because I am in the middle of moving. He, Matt and I review...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Triple Frontier
An impressive, all-star cast and an acclaimed director and writer come together to create a film that’s frustratingly uneven in “Triple Frontier,” which got a theatrical run before its Netflix debut. Oscar Isaac, Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal star as former special ops badasses who rob...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 3/1/19
It’s an all-night dance party all morning long here at Breakfast All Day. This is an extremely random week post-Oscars as Matt, Alonso and I review Gaspar Noe’s thrilling and transfixing “Climax,” the deliriously bonkers stalker thriller “Greta,” starring Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz, and the gripping documentary “Apollo 11,” which...
Read moreBreakfast All Day Podcast 2/1/19
Super Bowl weekend means less-than-super options at the movies, but Alonso, Matt, Ben and I managed to eke out a victory of our own. Yes, you read that right, Ben is with us for the latest episode of Breakfast All Day. This week, we review the English-language remake of the...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Serenity
“Serenity” is laughably terrible but it’s also insanely ambitious in a way that must be experienced. This pulpy neo-noir starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway is one you’re definitely going to want to see with friends, just to hash through the Big Plot Twist that redefines everything. (Actually, there are...
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