Knives Out: A Sharp and Captivating Mystery

Detective Blanc (Daniel Craig) and Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas). 

I can't recall the last time we had a good mystery movie. I'm not talking about the psychological thrillers or neo-noirs like Gone Girl or Chinatown, I mean an old-fashioned whodunit murder mystery. The last one that comes to mind is the campy but enjoyable Clue movie from the eighties. Leave it to Rian Johnson, who after the success of Star Wars: The Last Jedi returns to his roots that began with his first film Brick, in a story that would make Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie proud.

Better Late Than Never Vol. 5

Triple Review Vol. 1

Which of the three do you wish to see? Perhaps a stroll on main street where an evil dummy brings Halloween to life. Check in at the El Royale hotel where nothing can go wrong or travel with first man on the moon. Whichever you choose, I guarantee you won't demand a refund.

John Cho is on the Search in Searching

When your movie's entire runtime is on a computer screen, that can either succeed or backfire. The 2014 teen slasher flick Unfriended gave it a shot and while the technique was praised, the rest of the content, not so much. Its sequel Dark Web was no better. What promised to be a new form of film making was starting to look like a cheap horror gimmick à la Blair Witch. Who should come along and give it new life but a couple of newbie filmmakers, a competent script, and Hikari Sulu to give us a great mystery thriller.