Review – A Particular Set of Skills in 1939 (“Marlowe”)

It seems the norm today that movies are being delayed and this one is no exception. Originally slated to premiere in December of 2022, this film noir pot-boiler stars Liam Neeson as a Raymond Chandler detective set in the 40’s. Hmm. . . I wonder if anyone is taken? Like Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, James…

Review – Wait, Didn’t Neeson Do This Before? (“Memory”)

A remake of the 2003 Belgian film, The Alzheimer Case, it looks like Liam Neeson is slowly going the Bruce Willis/Nicholas Cage route; making movie after movie regardless of content or story. What’s next, Liam? Babysitting kids? Space aliens? More or less following the same beats of the 2003 movie, Neeson plays Alex Lewis, a…

Review – No Country For Old Neeson’s (“The Marksman”)

Liam frickkin’ Neeson. The man has made quite a career out of being a bad-ass in cinema with films like his Taken trilogy, The Commuter, Cold Pursuit, Run All Night, and Non-Stop. But he’s shifted lately, getting softer with Honest Thief and Ordinary Love. Could Liam be mellowing? This has been one lousy week for…