SPOILERS AHEAD: “Red Notice” is a coat of many colours by Philip Matogo November 26, 2021 0 A Red Notice is like Interpol’s love letter to the world’s most wanted criminal, inked by the etchings of a... Read more
SPOILERS AHEAD: “The Harder They Fall” rises to the occasion by Philip Matogo November 25, 2021 0 The first time I witnessed “The Wild Wild West” becoming a “black thing” was when rapper Kool Moe Dee released a... Read more
MOVIE REVIEW: Dear Evan Hansen goes unexpected places gracefully by Philip Matogo November 19, 2021 0 I have never enjoyed movie musicals. That’s because when you’re just getting into a scene, boom: somebody lets loose with... Read more
MOVIE REVIEW: An army demobilized by an anticlimax by Philip Matogo November 19, 2021 0 Former US president Lyndon Baines Johnson once described another US president thus: “He’s like a Spanish horse, who runs faster... Read more
MOVIE REVIEW: “Hypnotic” is weak beer by Philip Matogo November 12, 2021 0 We all love a good thriller, the suspenseful buildup upticks the adrenaline into a Nike logo to leave us game... Read more
MOVIE REVIEW: Fuqua works his magic once more by Philip Matogo November 11, 2021 0 Antoine Fuqua’s movies are like a greatest hits collection: King Arthur, The Magnificent Seven, Training Day, Brooklyn’s Finest, Tears of the Sun,... Read more
Movie Review: South of Heaven is slightly west of hell by Philip Matogo November 5, 2021 0 The title “South of Heaven” is interesting, in a multifaceted way. It may imply heaven or earth, assuming Heaven is... Read more
Movie Review: “Old Henry” is ageless by Philip Matogo November 4, 2021 0 In the Wild Wild West, quick-draw duels were characterized by trigger happy cowboys emptying their gun barrels into the smoky... Read more
MOVIE REVIEW: A cop movie that puts the “No” into Tarrantino by Philip Matogo October 29, 2021 0 “Copshop,” begins in windswept plains, probably criss-crossed by dry riverbeds and rocky ravines just like the legendary Wild Wild West.... Read more
MOVIE REVIEW: Queenpins is a movie which abdicates its potential royalty by Philip Matogo October 28, 2021 0 The word "Queenpins" is a gender-specific play on the word Kingpins. So, with this movie’s title, you might feel that... Read more