Tony Scott, Trailblazer

Okay, so Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott were asking for it by naming their latest megaproduction Déj Vu. These dudes aren’t exactly paragons of innovation, unless taking rhetorical hysteria to awesome new heights counts. As the opening credits roll — by which of course I mean roll, zip, flicker, fade,…

L.A. Story

For Your Consideration pulls off the neat trick of skewering the movie industry while remaking it in its own image. The latest ensemble comedy by Christopher Guest and company takes place in Los Angeles, but its imaginative provenance lies somewhere between the La La Lands of Entourage and Mulholland Dr…

Heart Attack

Pity Max Skinner, emasculated over his lamb chops. On a gray afternoon, at London’s hot spot du jour, his gloating superior unveils a plot to poach his most lucrative client, divesting him of a six-figure bonus (pounds sterling) in the process. Fuck it. The bummed-out bond trader hands in a…