Space Jam: A New Legacy — 2.5 Gavels 38% Rotten Tomatoes
Amazingly colorful, lacking much of a story, Space Jam: A New Legacy does settle the GOAT argument once and for all. No, not…
Month: July 2021
The White Lotus — 1.5 Gavels 87% Rotten Tomatoes
Advertised as a week in a luxurious resort in Hawaii, the first episode of The White Lotus seemed to drag on for a…
Professor T — 4.0 Gavels 6.8/10 IMDB
If imitation is the sincerest from of flattery, why not remake the successful Belgian series, Professor T (8.0/10 IMDb)? Surprisingly, the English version…
Unforgotten 4 — 4.5 Gavels 91% Rotten Tomatoes
In case you’ve forgotten about the series, Unforgotten 4 reminds the viewer of the quality of Masterpiece. Together with Professor T, Sunday night…
Starstruck — 3.5 Gavels 100% Rotten Tomatoes
Is a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating for HBO’s Starstruck an indicator it’s time for us to lower our expectations for a comedy? A…
Silver Skates — 3.5 Gavels 7.1/10 IMDb
From Christmas with Boss Baby 2, it’s just a short glide over to The Silver Skates on Netflix. As the first Russian Netflix…
Black Widow — 4.0 Gavels 81% Rotten Tomatoes
Black Widow is a worthy member of the Avengers “family.” Yet, this is no one-woman film. Arguably, “family” members Yelena and Alexei have…
Hampstead — 3.0 Gavels 43% Rotten Tomatoes
On the opposite end of the spectrum from the frenetic Boss Baby 2, the wildly unlikely The Tomorrow War, and the dark and…
No Sudden Move — 3.5 Gavels 86% Rotten Tomatoes
No Sudden Move falls into the “too clever by half” trap. Billed as a crime thriller, this HBO offering has great acting, gorgeous…
The Tomorrow War — 3.5 Gavels 52% Rotten Tomatoes
The estimated world population in 2051 is 9,782,061,551; in The Tomorrow War, less than 500,000. Or, as Col. Muri Forester says of the…