Written by Allison Schroeder and Greg Ruka and directed by Tom Harper, the new Netflix action thriller “Heart of Stone” is the dictionary definition of ludicrous. Gal Gadot (trying hard to emote but coming off stiff as a board) stars as Rachel Stone, a technician for MI6 whose handler is Parker (Jamie Dornan, truly one of the most dreadfully uninteresting actors working today). Aping the 007 ... more >
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Yes. But no. The “HEART OF STONE” review
Dull is the adjective that sticks the most
Gal Gadot, Jing Lusi, Jamie Dornan and Paul Ready
Directed by Tom Harper
“RED NOTICE” in so many words | OUR REVIEW
Starring Dwayne Johson and Gal Gadot Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber With a budget of almost two-hundred million dollars and twenty-million-dollar salaries for its three stars, the new Netflix release “Red Notice” exploded onto the streaming service this past weekend. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds are the three big-name stars that are a studio head’s dream ... more >
She shines, this one: in a film blaringly surfeited with CGI, actress Gal Gadot reaches near-perfection | “WONDER WOMAN 1984”
Rewind to the eighties
Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Kristen Wiig
Directed by Patty Jenkins
But the film was in too much of a hurry to kowtow to the impatience of today’s movie-going audiences and jumps right into the overdone CGI madness. The first “Wonder Woman” was a good and well-done film that too quicky traded in its soul for eye candy. The opening moments of “Wonder Woman 1984” teases us by returning to Themyscira for an even shorter time. The scene shows the child Diana Prince ... more >
Wonder Woman, Or The Passion of Joan of Arc
Comparing two strong women
Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Robin Wright
Directed by Patty Jenkins
A virgin inspired by a divine sense of mission. A legendary sword. A bitter battlefield stalemate. And a France in need of saving. "Wonder Woman," the summer’s biggest hit, has been hailed for resurrecting one of the great heroines of the past. But the heroine being revived isn’t only the comic book phenomenon. It would be Joan of Arc, as well. The story of St. Joan was one of the strangest ... more >
The Fast and the Furious
Testosterone and super-fuel
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Dwayne Johnson
Directed by Justin Lin
It’s the moment that we’ve all been waiting for! No, not when Vin Diesel and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson throw each other through a series of windows, as they sweat nails in a scuffle only missing a cage (but the moment when The Rock spits out broken glass is precious.) It’s rather when, after surviving an urban warfare ambush in a armor-plated Humvee, these two macho adversaries lock ... more >