Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
4 outta 5 Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment in the Bad Boys film franchise. There’s usually a decade or more gap in between installments (1995, 2003, 2020) but this film is only four years, a pandemic, and an Oscars slap away from the third movie. The producers unfortunately named the third…
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Atlas
3 outta 5 Atlas is a film that owes so much to James Cameron’s sci-fi films of Aliens, Avatar and Terminator that he should have probably gotten a “Based On” credit. Star Jennifer Lopez has a resume that is particularly heavy on romantic films, where the isolated lead has to learn to connect with their…
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
4 outta 5 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road which may or may not be a prequel to two other Mad Max movies. It doesn’t quite have the visceral drive that Fury Road did, as this isn’t about going on a single ride and more about following a…