Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse stars Michael B. Jordan as John Clark, a Navy SEAL who sets off on a personal mission to avenge his wife’s murder, only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
Directed by Stefano Sollima, additional key cast includes Lauren London, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell and Guy Pearce.
I say bring on the well-choreographed fight/combat sequences. I’m more than ready to see Jordan believably portraying a Navy SEAL. I’m also ready to hear him say ‘No remorse‘ about one hundred more times.
Jacob Scipio, Todd Lasance, Jack Kesy, Lucy Russell, Cam Gigandet, Luke Mitchell, Artjom Gilz, Brett Gelman, Merab Ninidze and Alexander Mercury also star.
Coming 2 America (2021), kIkI Layne, Amazon Prime Video
I had a good time watching Coming 2 America, the sequel to Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones’s 1988 comedy classic Coming to America.
Director Craig Brewer’s film isn’t quite perfect but the parts that it gets right gave me so much joy, that I’m barely mad about the ones that didn’t fully work.
There’s a fair number of memorable funny moments, many of which you won’t see coming. And several of them feature Wesley Snipes and Leslie Jones. Another key highlight is, of course, Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem. I was so happy to be fully present in the moments the camera was on Murphy (one of my favourite standup comics); whether it be Akeem in the present day, or young Akeem via the clever usage of old footage captured for the first movie. In this way, for me, watching Coming 2 America felt like catching up with an old friend you hadn’t seen for a very long time. One with whom you shared some of the best times of your life.
Coming 2 America (2021), Eddie Murphy, Amazon Prime Video
As for what I wish had been different about Coming 2 America, in no particular order, some of the de-ageing of Murphy wasn’t the best. The part of the story I consider the weakest has to be the love story. That element felt forced and rushed.
I know very well that Coming 2 America is supposed to be focused on Prince Akeem’s son. Yet, a part of me wanted the camera to focus more on Akeem. I’m going to blame that on how very appreciative I am of Murphy’s general comic excellence.
Watch Coming 2 America if you haven’t already. The first movie is undoubtedly better, but there’s much fun to be had with this sequel. And chances are, you won’t want to miss the highlights mentioned above and more. Especially the performance at the party near the end. That moment had me so happy, that as soon as it was over, I had to rewind and relive it all over again. It’s been a while since I’ve partied, so maybe that’s part of the reason.
Based on creator Timothée Hochet’s French series of the same name, Calls is a new show that tells the mysterious story of a group of strangers who’s lives are thrown into disarray, in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.
Told through real-life audio sources and minimal visuals, Calls stars Pedro Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Lily Collins, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Aubrey Plaza.
I’ll give this a chance to find out if it actually works. Because something tells me I might miss seeing the person/people on at least one side of the conversation.
Remember Tom Hardy’s very impressive Locke (2013), when we could see his character but only hear the people he was speaking to on the phone; yet it worked perfectly? Perhaps this, too, will surprise us all and exceed all expectations. One can hope.
Directed by Fede Álvarez; additional key cast includes Nick Jonas, Jennifer Tilly, Ben Schwartz, Jaeden Martell, Riley Keough and Joey King.
New documentary Seaspiracy follows a filmmaker as he documents the harm that humans do to marine species, leading to the uncovering of alarming global corruption.
Featured interviewees and experts include Paul Watson, Paul de Gelder, Richard O’Barry and Sylvia Earle.
‘We are at war with the oceans. And if we win this war, we’re going to lose it all, because mankind is not able to live on this planet with a dead sea’.
I’m in for the scientific facts, to find out how much I don’t know and for the expected hopeful messages at the end; the ones that tell us it’s not yet too late. But, with the continued lack of meaningful action, it could be.
Dianna Cohen, Michael Greger, Ali Tabrizi, Peter Hammarstedt, Michael Klaper, Richard Oppenlander and Callum Roberts also make an appearance.
The pre-teen version of me desperately wanted the recent Tom and Jerry movie, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña and Colin Jost, to be good. I was looking forward to being transported back to some of the happiest TV viewing moments of my childhood. Instead, what happened with director Tim Story’s film was that I quickly became bored.
My biggest issue with Tom and Jerry is that I didn’t find the writing engaging enough to keep me watching beyond the thirty-minute mark. My disappointment was further compounded by the lack of newness where Tom and Jerry’s antics are concerned. There’s also the fact that my sense of humour has undoubtedly evolved. Still, I don’t regret aborting my viewing session before the end.
As for the animation style, I may have appreciated it more had the background not been real-world New York City. This combination of the updated animation style with the real-world backdrop proved to be too much difference all at once for me. An overload that’s made worse because the story execution is lacking.
The best thing about my brief experience with Tom and Jerry is Jerry’s cuteness. I’ll remember that for a while, as I try not to think too hard about how different the film could have been, had the humans not featured so very prominently. Especially when, for me at least, they were never the main attraction.
This is one you try to watch, only if you absolutely must.
