BAYWATCH: BEACH BUMMER
No one expects Shakespearean dialogue or plotting in a movie based on the jiggly TV series of the 1990s, but even the breeziest summer escapism shouldn’t be this stupid. Dwayne Johnson is quickly established as the ultra-dedicated lifeguard chief…
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
Boring. That’s how I’d describe the latest Pirates of the Caribbean enterprise, subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales. Apparently, live men tell leaden tales like this, overstuffed with subplots and uninteresting characters. Still, this seems to be what audiences…
WAR MACHINE: A NOBLE NEAR-MISS
War Machine has a lot going for it, including a stellar performance by Brad Pitt and an insider’s view of military life in the Middle East that rings all too true (at least to an armchair observer like me).…
