Review – Operation Finale

The story of Aldoph Eichmann’s trial has been told several times, including fact-based and highly fictionalized versions. But oddly there’s been less focus on the dramatic events surrounding his capture in Argentina by Mossad agents. This movie remedies the shortage to good effect, telling the dramatic story with all its highs and lows. Mildly amusing

Review – Dog Soldiers

This is an extended siege between obnoxious British soldiers inside a house and werewolves trying to get in and eat them. The result is noisy, occasionally gory but otherwise pointless. Wish I’d skipped it

Review – The Report

“Torture” has been cleverly redacted from the middle of the title, though I’m disinclined to figure out how to reproduce the effect in HTML. This is the tale of Senate staffer Daniel Jones, who worked to uncover, document and halt the CIA’s use of torture on detainees. Understandably, it’s both fascinating and depressing. Mildly amusing

Review – Doom: Annihilation

Because there were so many unanswered questions from the first Doom movie. And apparently one of those questions was “could this crap be any dumber?” Yes. Yes it could. See if desperate

Review – Jacob’s Ladder (2019)

I love seeing Black actors being given a chance to play the leads in horror movies rather than just the first people the slasher kills when he runs out of women who’ve had sex. But there was genuinely no point to remaking Jacob’s Ladder. The original is a visually-stunning classic. This is a run-of-the-mill mid-budget horror movie. It would have been much better off doing something original rather than borrowing from a better picture. See if desperate

Review – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Dracula is exhausted from his stressful job running a hotel, so his friends and family persuade him to take a cruise. Little do they know that an old enemy lies in wait. By the end the story turns downright Lovecraftian, which is well outside the range of Adam Sandler and his usual circle of collaborators. See if desperate

Review – 93 Days

Fans of movies like Outbreak and Contagion need to watch this. It’s a much more realistic picture of what a deadly epidemic looks like. US audiences who think Ebola fever is limited to grass hut villages could also use this reminder that Lagos is a huge city that’s every bit as modern as its North American counterparts. Though this is nobody’s idea of cheerful, it’s a well-assembled and accurate depiction of one of the worst possible situations. Worth seeing