All posts by: Ron Jacobsohn

Cry Macho is a fable about redemption, it’s the journey of an old man, bringing a teen from Mexico City to his estranged American dad. Their long journey is one of two men each attempting to win the upper hand. The movie is adapted to the screen by Eastwood and N. Richard Nash, who wrote […]

From the writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and director of American Gigolo comes this revenge thriller about an ex-military guy haunted by the ghosts of his past, who turns to gambling to salvage his life. Initially, The Card Counter comes across as a poker movie, however it doesn’t take too long to understand […]

A modern spin on a classic fairy tale we all know so well, brings the story of a struggling servant who dreams of becoming a fashion designer, despite her menacing stepmother’s sabotages. This Amazon Studios production comes from the writer-director behind the Pitch Perfect franchise, Kay Cannon,  who has created a fantastic plot that puts […]

As if the Marvel Cinematic Universe wasn’t big enough, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will attempt to corner a market niece where the Marvel behemoth still wasn’t the #1 film studio – the Asian market. And they only had to dig about five decades to find the Master of Kung-Fu, Shang-Chi, who […]

A classic slasher movie gets a modern day reboot almost three decades after the original Candyman was released. Like the original this incarnation is also based on the short story by British playwright, Clive Barker. Director Nia DaCosta, who co-wrote the flick with Jordan Peele (who also produced it) is trying to give it a […]