Cruise bounces through this romantic spy adventure with smooth-talking charm and ninja spy skills, and Diaz transforms from damsel in distress to partner in action with enthusiastic glee.
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‘Brawl in Cellblock 99’ – Vince Vaughn picks a fight on Amazon Prime
Brawl in Cellblock 99 (2017) is my pick for the smartest piece of cinematic pulp fiction in 2017. It didn’t draw audiences to theaters, perhaps due to the extremes of the violent action. But if it lacks the elaborate choreography and martial grace of John Wick (by design), it more than makes up for it […]
‘Underground: Season 1’ on Hulu
Underground: Season 1 (2016), produced for the cable channel WGN, is a historical drama about the culture of slavery in America and the creation of the Underground Railroad which helped escaped slaves get to freedom. It is also a sometimes difficult show to watch because it reminds us that the sanctioned medieval brutality presented in […]