Category: Mystery Thriller

  • “Mission Impossible: Fallout” Movie Review and Trailer

    “Mission Impossible: Fallout” Movie Review and Trailer

    The IMF force is called on to grab plutonium pellets before the Apostles can get them.

  • “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Movie Review

    “Solo: A Star Wars Story” Movie Review

    Wanting to leave the lawless planet of Corellia, Han (Alden Ehenreich) and his girlfriend, Qi’ra (Danare…..err, Emilia Clarke) steal some precious hyper-fuel, coaxium, to use to bribe officials to let them leave. Well, the plan only half works: Han escapes, but, Qi’ra is captured. 3 years pass and the two meet again to work with…

  • “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Movie Review

    “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Movie Review

    Spoilers may happen below…..proceed with caution.   In Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Leia  (Carrie Fisher) was looking for Luke (Mark Hamill) as the rebels were being attacked.  Well, in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” they found (a reluctant) Luke and sent Rey (Daisy Ridley) to convince him to come help the badly beaten rebel resistance.…

  • “Gold” Movie Review

    “Gold” Movie Review

    Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey) owns a mining company that, in the late 80’s, has fallen on hard times. With some great geologic surveys of some potential mineral sites, Kenny cannot get funding for drilling to save his life.  One night, during a drunken stupor, Kenny has a dream of a gold mine in Indonesia. Following…

  • Movie Review: “Wind River”

    Movie Review: “Wind River”

    “Wind River” is a BRUTAL but excellent movie with a stupendous cast, unbelievable scenery, and a very tense serial plot leading to a deadly ending.

  • “The International” Movie Review

    “The International” Movie Review

    (Gripping Thriller) Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and an Investigator for the NYC District Attorney’s Office, Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts), are on an assignment to take down the IBBC Bank. The IBBC is a huge global bank that has moved to the dark side.  If a country, or organization, needs banking, or small arms…

  • “The Mummy” Movie Review

    “The Mummy” Movie Review

    Nick Morton (Tom Cruise) is in the business of stealing ancient artifacts and selling them on the black market.  He is a thief. After spending the night (or 15 seconds, depending who you believe) with Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis), Nick steals a map from her with the location of possibly the most valuable ancient artifact…

  • “Criminal” Movie Review

    “Criminal” Movie Review

    (Memory Dump) The Dutchman (Michael Pitt) is a hacker who has figured out a way to control all the weapons in the USA’s arsenal. He is willing to sell his knowledge to the highest bidder. To avert a World War, CIA operative Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds), arranges to meet The Dutchman at a secret location…

  • “High Crimes” Movie Review

    “High Crimes” Movie Review

    Claire Kubik (Ashley Judd) is a lawyer with a high powered firm and happily married to Tom Kubik (Jim Caviezel…..Reese). One night, their house is vandalized and the police take fingerprints. Walking around Union Square at Christmas time (something Lori and I have done a zillion times) the FBI surround Tom and Claire and arrest…