Reviews

Ron Jacobsohn Reviews The Card Counter

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 this flick is about a …

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Ron Jacobsohn Reviews Cinderella

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 a glimmer of something new …

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Ron Jacobsohn Reviews Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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 first was introduced to the …

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Ron Jacobsohn Reviews Candyman

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 sense of being rooted more …

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Ron Jacobsohn Reviews Reminiscence

We have seen many time machine flicks, yet this one tries to bring a new twist. In Reminiscence, Lisa Joy, aka Mrs. Christopher Nolan, cinematic directorial debut, she brings a story (that she also wrote) of what a journey down memory lane and how it may affect our present. No-more Mr. Wolverine, Hugh Jackman, goes back to his romantic chops …

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