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 >
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The change-up
America is at a crossroads
Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds and Leslie Mann
Directed by David Dobkin
We’ve reached a crisis point in American comedy: why can’t Jason Bateman get promoted or laid? This summer's comedies are stocked with middle-aged men who dream of having sex but never do. That’s a healthy sign for marriage, I suppose. But if you’re a married dad who secretly wishes he could spread the seed again, do you want to spend $10 to go watch a movie about another guy who can’t, either? ... more >
The green lantern
Boom! Kapow! Michel Gondry-style
Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard,
Directed by Michel Gondry
Have you ever gotten into a conversation about the supposed fascist underpinnings of comic book superheroes? A film which embraces and teases this fascist nature is “The Green Lantern.” Test pilot Hal Jordan joins an interplanetary army built on the idea that pure willpower can overcome fear, making the universe safe for corrupt politicians, the military industrial complex, and Blake ... more >
Buried
When choosing the right carrier pays off
Ryan Reynolds, Robert Paterson and Stephen Tobolowsky
Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
Buried taps into one of the few remaining stories of the Iraq war: civilians who are taken hostage. Just what makes this one particularly rich with suspense is that it entirely takes place within the condensed and claustrophobic space of a wooden box buried in the ground. Ryan Reynolds gives his best performance ever as Paul Conroy, a truck driver for a contracting firm whose convoy was attacked ... more >