Tag Archives: Guy Ritchie

Review: The Covenant

Posted on February 20, 2024 by philipbrasor

Though he doesn’t occupy a place in my personal pantheon of revered directors, I acknowledge that Guy Ritchie has created what could be described as an oeuvre: British-identified, comic-inflected, laddish crime capers that are heavy on the violence and homoerotic … Continue reading →

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Review: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Posted on October 12, 2023 by philipbrasor

Though I sort of consider the movies in the Mission: Impossible series comedies, this Guy Ritchie frivolity is more serious about taking the piss since it comes across as a straight sendup of the current species of international espionage blockbuster. … Continue reading →

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Review: Aladdin

Posted on June 7, 2019 by philipbrasor

Disney’s latest live action—or, more precisely, CGI-assisted—remake of a beloved animated classic hits perhaps too close to home in my case. The original Aladdin was the first movie I reviewed for a print publication, albeit in capsule form, and the … Continue reading →

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November 2015 movies

Posted on November 6, 2015 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the November issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on October 25. American Heist Hayden Christensen and Adrien Brody act their asses off as brothers James and Frank, a pair … Continue reading →

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