Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

Director: Michael Tuchner Starring: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet, Ben Kingsley, Ray McAnally Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime Writer: Robert Carrington Runtime: 103 min Rated: PG Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A deep-sea salvager (Barry Newman) kidnaps an oil heiress (Suzy Kendall) in a scheme to trap killers seeking gems in the Gulf of Mexico. Review: Based on the novel of the same name…

Director: Jacques Audiard Starring: Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, Edgar Ramirez Genre: Drama, Musical, Crime, Thriller Writer: Jacques Audiard, Lea Mysius, Nicolas Livecchi, Thomas Bidegain Runtime: 132 min Rated: R for language, some violent content and sexual material Buy This Movie: Netflix This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Th…

Director: Thea Sharrock Starring: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Alisha Weir, Anjana Vasan Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery Writer: Jonny Sweet Runtime: 100 min Rated: R for language throughout and sexual material Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous myst…

Director: William Lustig Starring: Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster Genre: Crime, Thriller Writer: Phil Alden Robinson Runtime: 92 min Rated: R Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A sadistic serial killer holds Los Angeles in the grip of unspeakable fear in this hard-hitting action-thriller. Rejected from the police force on psychological grounds, Buck Taylor (Judd Nelson) exacts revenge by committing a string of brutal murders …

Director: Ariel Vromen Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, Ray Liotta, Michael Beasley, Christopher Ammanuel, Dylan Arnold, Ori Pfeffer, Oleg Taktarov, Dot Da Genius Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, Crime Writer: Ariel Vromen, Sascha Penn Runtime: 97 min Rated: Rated R for violence and pervasive language Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : In 1992, Mercer (Tyrese Gibson) is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his so…

Director: Doug Liman Starring: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau, Jack Harlow, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alfred Molina, Toby Jones, Ron Perlman, Ving Rhames Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime Writer: Chuck Maclean, Casey Affleck Runtime: 101 min Rated: Rated R for pervasive language and some violence Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are reluctant partners: a desperate father and an ex-con thrown together to rob …

Director: Frank Pierson Starring: Eric Roberts, Judd Hirsch, Susan Sarandon, Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Brooke Shields, Annette O'Toole, Annie Potts, Michael V. Gazzo Genre: Crime, Drama Writer: Frank Pierson Runtime: 112 min Rated: R Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Internal conflict tears an American gypsy family further apart when the head of the clan dies, leaving the title of 'King' to…

Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay RAo, Molly Bernanrd, Evan Holtzman Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance Writer: Richard Linklater, Glen Powell Runtime: 115 min Rating: Rated R for language throughout, sexual content and some violence. Buy This Movie: Netflix This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential clie…

Director: Bob Rafelson Starring: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Dennis Hopper, Terry O'Quinn, Diane Ladd, Lois Smith, D.W. Moffett Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery Writer: Ron Bass Runtime: 102 min Rated: R Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Debra Winger and Theresa Russell star in this dark psychological thriller directed by Bob Rafelson. When a government investigator (Winger) notices that a n…

Director: Brad Anderson Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Sandra Mae Frank,, Mekhi Phifer, Mark Strong, Michael Eklund Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller Writer: Dan Hall Runtime: 99 min Rated: R for violence, pervasive language and some drug material Buy This Movie: DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Boston Detective Frank Shaw (Joel Kinnaman) returns to duty after a career-altering injury leaves him with permanent hearing loss. Tasked with interpreting for Ava …

Director: Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Emory Cohen, David Denman Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama Writer: Jeremy Saulnier Runtime: 131 min Rated: TV-MA Buy This Movie: Netflix This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail. Review: Jeremy Saulnier , the writer and director of the revenge thriller &…

Director: Osgood Perkins Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka Genre: Thriller, Horror, Crime Writer: Osgood Perkins Runtime: 101 min Rated: R for bloody violence, disturbing images and some language Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing e…

Director: Jon Watts Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Austin Abrams, Amy Ryan, Poorna Jagannathan Genre: Crime, Thriller, Comedy Writer: Jon Watts Runtime: 108 min Rated: R for language throughout and some violent content Buy This Movie: Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Global superstars George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up for the action comedy Wolfs. Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two &q…