One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another; Kinetic, thrilling action has never looked so good. Penn embodies his character with tremendous physical work, while Leo’s portrayal is a scrambled mind written all over his face. Del Toro, Taylor, Hall and Infiniti elevate it all. A rare combination of an auteur action; A

White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can’t Jump; Harmless redo doesn’t reach the heights of the original, w/serviceable characters & a basic script offering up a valiant but clearly made for TV movie. Basketball is typical and Harlow can be funny but he has a long way to go to make acting a 2nd career; C-

Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America; A fan service sequel that doesn’t so much surprise in story than it does in effectively revisiting characters and mining their comedic qualities. Great reminder of the talent of all involved which made the first film a classic. Silly surprises aplenty; B