Reuben MurrayTAKEN 2 review (5/10)…the silliness continuesThe first TAKEN was a ridiculous movie, with Liam Neeson doing amazing things, lots of killing and lots of unlikely globetrotting. He got…3d ago3d ago
Reuben MurrayGOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK review (6/10)…a near miss, but lots of good things to offerGOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK is an always interesting and intermittently engrossing film that just missed out on being a classic. It seems…6d ago6d ago
Reuben MurrayTHE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT review (5/10)…might have succeeded as a playAlthough I’ve since changed careers rather significantly, I am a theater graduate and spent years working in theater. My strongest feeling…6d ago6d ago
Reuben MurrayPAWN SACRIFICE review (6/10)…great story told in pedestrian mannerPAWN SACRIFICE was an interesting movie that told a good story. I was never bored. But I was also never gripped. The story of Bobby…Aug 8Aug 8
Reuben MurrayCOLOSSAL review (7/10)…one crazy & inventive movie!Another movie with a misleading trailer. COLOSSAL bills itself as a comedy. I found parts of it to be darkly hilarious, but it is not a…Aug 41Aug 41
Reuben MurrayA GHOST STORY review (7/10)…you might love it, or might be ready to gouge your eyes out!Tough movie! Tough to describe. Sometimes tough to watch. It’s certainly unique. No lack of creativity. And it casts a spell, but it’s a…Aug 12Aug 12
Reuben MurrayLADY MACBETH review (6/10)…Florence Pugh introduces herself to the worldPlease note, this movie is not some sort of treatment of Shakespeare’s play or character. It is, really, just a short cut way of letting a…Aug 1Aug 1
Reuben MurrayTHEIR FINEST review (8/10)…charming look at British film industry during WWIITHEIR FINEST is certainly a film that I nearly missed. It played at a local theater for two weeks. I had never heard of it…and frankly, if…Jul 30Jul 30
Reuben MurrayANYTHING FOR JACKSON review (5/10)…a fun horror film that totally fumbles the endingANYTHING FOR JACKSON is one of those low budget movies that essentially went directly to the Shudder network, and to physical media (I saw…Jul 29Jul 29
Reuben MurrayLE BEAU SERGE review (7/10)…it doesn’t feel like homework watching itI have a “strategy” for watching the movies in my Criterion collection. I have many, and one of the great things about Criterion is that…Jul 28Jul 28