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“Johnny O’Clock” (1947) starring Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes and Lee J. Cobb / Z-View

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Johnny O’Clock (1947)

Director: Robert Rossen

Screenplay: Robert Rossen; story by Milton Holmes

Stars: Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb, Ellen Drew, Nina Foch, Thomas Gomez, John Kellogg, Phil Brown, Fred Aldrich and Jeff Chandler.

Tagline: Time Was Running Out For Johnny O’Clock … and so were his women!

The Plot…

Johnny O’Clock runs a casino for gangster Guido Marchettis.  Johnny is everything that Guido is not.  Johnny is well-liked, well-spoken and a favorite of everyone… especially Nelle, Guido’s wife.  She keeps her attraction to Johnny a secret from everyone but Johnny.

Johnny has no interest in Nelle.  That doesn’t stop Nelle from giving Johnny the gift of an expensive engraved watch.  It’s an even better version of one she gave Guido on his birthday.  Johnny doesn’t want the watch or Nelle’s attention.  He writes a note telling Nelle to stop.  Johnny gives the note and watch to the casino’s hat-check girl, Harriett to return to Nelle.

The next day Harriett is found dead from an apparent suicide.   Harriett’s sister, Nancy is notified of her sister’s death.  Nancy arrives wanting to know why her sister killed herself.  She meets Johnny and they learn that Harriett was murdered.  As Nancy and Johnny work to sort out who would want to kill Harriett, they begin to fall in love.

Police Inspector Koch gets the case.  He learns that Harriett was dating Chuck Blayden, a crooked cop interested in leaving the force and taking over Johnny’s role at the casino.  Inspector Koch finds Johnny’s note and the expensive watch.  This adds both Johnny and Guido to his list of suspects.  It also makes Guido believe that Johnny and his wife, Nelle were having an affair.

The person behind Harriett’s death decides Johnny is next… and Nancy too if she gets in the way.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

Johnny O’Clock features Robert Rossen’s debut as a director.  Although in a TCM interview Nina Foch (who played Harriett) asserted that Rossen wasn’t the film’s actual director.  Foch never said who it was though.

Jeff Chandler, although uncredited, appears in his second feature film role.  Chandler credited Dick Powell for getting him the part.

I enjoyed Johnny O’Clock but most folks like it even more than I do.

Johnny O’Clock (1947) rates 3 of 5 stars.

“Shattered” (1991) written & directed by Wolfgang Peterson, starring Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins and Greta Scacchi / Z-View

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Shattered (1991)

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Screenplay: Wolfgang Petersen; based on THE PLASTIC NIGHTMARE by Richard Neeley

Stars: Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley, Corbin Bernsen, Bert Rosario, Kellye Nakahara, Frank Cavestani and Theodore Bikel.

Tagline:  A love he can’t forget. A murder he can’t remember.

The Plot…

Dan Merrick wakes up in a hospital with no memory of how he got there.  His injuries were gruesome.  He barely lived.  His face required reconstructive plastic surgery.  The concussion left him with psychogenic amnesia.  But he lived.

Dan learns driving home late one night he and Judith, his wife, were involved in a terrible accident. The car went off the road and over a steep embankment.  Judith suffered minor injuries when she was thrown from the car.  Dan has no memory of the accident or anything from his past.  The doctors say it could slowly return… or not.

Judith is so loving and attentive to Dan as he recovers.  Dan learns he was a partner in an architectural firm.  Slowly flashes of memory come to Dan but they make no sense.  As Dan is going through things he comes across hidden photos.  They are of Judith.  With another man.  Judith was cheating on him!

As Dan’s memory slowly returns he begins to wonder about the accident. The same wreck that nearly killed him, left Judith with minor injuries.  If Judith and her lover were trying to kill him, Dan is sure that they will conspire to finish the job.

If only he could remember…

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

Shattered delivers as a Hitchcockian psychological erotic thriller.  It’s a fun neo-noir mystery filled with surprises and a fun twist ending.

Shattered reminds me of a film that would have been made in the 1940s, but instead is a product of 1990s film sensibilities.

I love it.

Shattered (1991) rates 5 of 5 stars.

“Stealing Home” written by Charlie Huston, directed by Darren Aronofsky; starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio and Benito Martinez Ocasio / Z-View

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Caught Stealing (2025)

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Screenplay: Charlie Huston; based on CAUGHT STEALING by Charlie Huston

Stars: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Griffin Dunne, Shaun O’Hagan, Action Bronson, Matt Smith, Nikita Kukushkin, Yuri Kolokolnikov, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Oleg Prudius, Liev Schreiber, Benito Martinez Ocasio, Bad Bunny, Carol Kane and Vincent D’Onofrio.

Tagline: 2 Russians, 2 Jews and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar…

The Plot…

Henry “Hank” Thompson was a baseball phenom headed to the big leagues straight out of high school.  Then a tragic auto accident left a friend dead and Hank with a career-ending injury.  A career that never even had a chance to get started.

That was ten years ago. 1988.  Now Hank is a New York City bartender.  He drinks too much, lacks real ambition, and still loves The San Francisco Giants.  Oh, Hank also loves Yvonne.  She’s a positive influence and it looks like they may have a future.  Life is good.  Except for his nightmares about the car crash. What could have been and what was.

Still, with Yvonne, life is on the right track.

When Hank’s neighbor, Russ Miner has to leave for a few days to visit his hospitalized father, Hank is talked into taking care of Russ’ cat.  It isn’t long after, that two Russian mobsters show up.  They’re looking for Russ.  When Hank cannot give the thugs the answers they want, they beat Hank nearly to death.

Detective Elise Roman questions Hank. She thinks he’s withholding information.  He’s not.  Detective Roman informs Hank that the Russians are dangerous. (No kidding.)  Worse still, his neighbor Russ works for the infamous Drucker brothers.  The Drucker brothers are known killers, but never leave anyone alive willing to testify against them.  Detective Roman warns Hank that with the Russians and the Druckers after him, he won’t have long to live.  Neither will anyone close to him.  If the Russians don’t get them, the Druckers will.

Hank has no clue what everyone is looking for.  Hank understands if he doesn’t figure it out, he’s dead… and so are his family and friends.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

Charlie Huston’s Henry “Hank” Thompson trilogy (STEALING HOME / SIX BAD THINGS / A DANGEROUS MAN) earned the #1 spot in my favorite books of 2006.  They get my highest recommendation.  Although the movie makes changes from the novel, I still loved the adaptation.

Stealing Home is exceptionally well cast.  It is my favorite Austin Butler film.  It would be cool to see the rest of the Hank Thompson trilogy adapted and Butler make the transformation to A DANGEROUS MAN.  Zoë Kravitz is perfect as Hank’s love interest.  Kudos also to Regina King, Griffin Dunne, Shaun O’Hagan, Liev Schreiber, Bad Bunny, Carol Kane and Vincent D’Onofrio.  They shine.

Stealing Home has a couple of shocking twists.  It also has the right mix of suspense, humor and action.  I loved it.  Stealing Home gets my highest recommendation.

Stealing Home (2025) rates 5 of 5 stars.

“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” (2025) / Z-View

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025)

Executive Producer: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson

Director: Alexandria Stapleton

Cast: Sean Combs, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Janice Combs, Mark Curry, Kirk Burrowes, Aubrey O’Day, Suge Knight, Andre Harrell, Kalenna Harper, Al B. Sure!, Kim Porter, Cassie Ventura and Snoop Dogg.

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Sean Combs: The Reckoning uses archival footage/interviews from the early 1990s to present day to cover the rise of Sean Combs from a college student intern to hip hop mogul to industry powerhouse able to put his name on a variety of products and make them best-sellers to a convicted felon doing several years in prison.

The four part documentary, through the use of archival news reports, court verdicts and interviews with accusers and those who claim to witnessed the events, details Sean Combs’ proven and or/alleged…

  • longterm sexual and emotional abuse of women
  • sexual assault and drugging of women… including rape, videotaping sexual assaults and playing the tapes for friends
  • sexual assault and harrasment of men
  • drugging men and women in order to take advantage of them
  • using intimidation and threats to regularly take advantage of business partners, cheating them out of money due or simply not paying them.
  • questions about Combs’ involvement in the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
  • infamous “freak off” parties where people were secretly videotaped having sex, coerced or drugged for sex
  • involvement as co-promoter of the 1991 “first annual Heavy D and Puff Daddy Celebrity Charity Basketball Game” where dozens of people were injured and nine people died when nearly 5,000 people pushed to get in a gym with a capacity of 2,730.  No criminal charges were filed, but Combs settled with families in civil court.
  • involvement in a 1999 shooting incident while dating Jennifer Lopez.  Combs was arrested on a weapons and bribery charge.  He was acquitted of all charges. Still there are those who say Combs should have been found guilty.
  • and more.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

If only some of the allegations are true (and we know many are), Sean Combs is perfect example of how power can corrupt.

I am not a huge hip-hop fan, but I found the documentary compelling.

Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025) rates 5 of 5 stars.

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY BY John D. MacDonald / Z-View

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THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY by John D. MacDonald

First sentences…

I was in deep sleep, alone aboard my houseboat, alone in a half acre of bed, alone in a sweaty dream of chase, fear, and monstrous predators.

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

At 4am, Travis McGee is awakened from dark dreams by someone climbing aboard his boat, The Busted Flush.  The intruder is Carrie Milligan, a former lover.  She’s scared, but won’t say why.  The only thing she brought with her is a suitcase.  A suitcase full of cash.

Carrie asks Travis to hold the suitcase.  If she doesn’t return in two weeks, Travis is to give the cash to Carrie’s sister.  Travis can keep ten grand for his troubles.  Travis agrees.

Two weeks pass.  Carrie doesn’t return.  Then Travis learns she was killed in an auto accident in the small coastal town of Bayside.  Travis decides to look into Carrie’s death.  It’s too coincidental that she was killed during a time she was worried she might not return to claim the suitcase.

Travis goes to Bayside and starts digging into Carrie’s last hours.  Clues lead him to an apartment complex managed by a wanna-be tough guy everyone calls Big Daddy.  Travis also meets a lawyer and judge who warn Travis about sticking his nose in unwanted places.

Travis keeps digging.  The people behind Carrie’s murder have too much at stake to let a beach bum like Travis McGee screw things up.  They plan to fix that.

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THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY is the sixteenth of 21 Travis McGee novels.

In 1972, John D. MacDonald was named a grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America.  MacDonald is best known for his Travis McGee novels as well as a standalone thriller (THE EXECUTIONERS) that was retitled Cape Fear when adapted into a movie (twice).

THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY by John D. MacDonald

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“Uncontained” (2025) written, directed by and starring Morley Nelson / Z-View

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Uncontained (2025)

Director: Morley Nelson

Screenplay: Morley Nelson

Stars: Morley Nelson, Peter O’Meara, Brett Zimmerman.

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

When a zombie-like apocalypse began, most people sought shelter from the spread of the virus.  Now, several years later, even the most remote havens are in danger.

Dan, a former soldier, lives in the wilderness.  He is capable and feels safer on his own, never staying in one place for long.  Then Dan comes across a remote home.  He discovers two children, a boy and his sister living there.  There mother ventured out and never returned.  Dan knows the children cannot survive on their own.

Reluctantly, Dan becomes their caregiver unaware that danger is closing in.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

Morley Nelson, a former police officer, wrote, produced, directed and played the lead in Uncontained.

Don’t go in expecting a typical low-budget zombie gore fest.  Uncontained is more of a character study with an unexpected twist. I give Nelson props for having the guts to make a slower placed zombie flick.

I’ll be interested to see if Morley Nelson continues to write, direct and star in his own productions or if he’ll get an opportunity in Hollywood.

Uncontained (2025) rates 3 of 5 stars.

“The Strip” (1951) starring Mickey Rooney and Sally Forrest / Z-View

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The Strip (1951)

Director: László Kardos

Screenplay: Allen Rivkin

Stars: Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest, James Craig, Louis Armstrong, Tom Powers, Vic Damone, Monica Lewis, Don Anderson  and Tommy Rettig.

Tagline: Torchy romance tingling with mystery and throbbing with the rhythm of Dixieland along the glamorous avenue of night clubs!

The Plot…

When Stanley Maxton is released from a long hospital stay due to injuries sustained in the Korean War, he heads for LA..  He dreams of becoming a successful drummer and owning his own club some day.

A chance encounter earns Stanley a high-paying job working for mobster Sonny Johnston. In no time Stanley has money, a fine car and flashy clothes.  Then he meets Jane Tafford.  She’s a nightclub dancer who dreams of becoming a movie star.  Stanley falls hard.

So hard, he quits working for Sonny and takes a lower paying job as a drummer at the club where Jane is a dancer.  But it’s no go.  Jane is only interested in becoming a star and a nightclub drummer can’t help her with that.

Stanley takes Jane to meet Sonny.  Stanley figures Sonny’s mob connections can get Jane an audition.  Problem is, even though he’s married, Sonny falls for Jane.  This puts Stanley and Sonny at odds.

So when a woman is murdered, and evidence points to Stanley, he knows who set him up.  Time is running out to prove his innocence.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

The Strip earned one 1952 Academy Award nomination…

  • Nominee for Best Music, Original Song – For “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II

The Strip is as much (if not more) a musical than a crime noir. The film features songs performed by Vic Damone, Monica Lewis, Jack Teagarden, and Louis Armstrong, floor show routines by Sally Forrest as well as drum solos by Mickey Rooney.

The film features an unexpected dark (for a musical featuring Mickey Rooney) twist.

Louie Armstrong, Vic Damone and Monica Lewis play themselves.

The Strip (1951) rates 3 of 5 stars.

ORPHAN X by Gregg Hurwitz / Z-View

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ORPHAN X by Gregg Hurwitz

First sentence…

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After picking up a set of pistol suppressors froma nine-fingered armorer in Las Vegas, Evan Smoak headed for home in his Ford pickup, doing his best to not let the knife wound distract him.

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

Evan Smoak was chosen as a child.  He was a perfect candidate.  A child with no family.  Raised in a secret government off-the-books program, Evan and other children like him became known as Orphans.  Evan was Orphan X.

The Orphans were trained to become the ultimate assassins.  As adults, these killers were perfect for black box assignments.  Able to kill with their hands, or any weapon, the Orphans possessed every strategy to covertly and alone complete a mission.  The added bonus was if caught or killed, because they had no family, the government had plausible deniability.

Orphan X excelled in all aspects of his training.  His abilities and mission success became legendary among the Orphans and their handlers.  Outside of the program, Orphan X was someone spoken about in whispers.

Finally, Evan Smoak had enough of the killing.  He used his training to escape the program and disappear.  Smoak set up a new life.  One that he controlled.  He still lived by stict rules – but these rules were self-imposed.  And now instead of taking lives, he was saving them.  Smoak found people in desperate situations, with nowhere to turn and rescued them. Smoak was careful.  Often the beneficiary didn’t know how they were selected or who helped them.

But now, someone with the same skills as Smoak is trying to find and kill him.  You can’t just walk away from the Orphan Program.

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ORPHAN X was published in 2016.  Its popularity led to a series of Orphan X novels.  There are currently 10 novels (with an 11th due in February 2026) and several short stories in the series.

ORPHAN X was a page turner.  I loved the characters, and world Hurwitz created.  This is a series that sho to the top of my t0-be-read list.  If you’re a fan of intelligent action, this series is for you.

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“Troll 2″(2025) / Z-View

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Troll 2 (2025)

Director:  Roar Uthaug

Screenplay: Espen Aukan 

Stars: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Three years have passed since the battle with the Troll King.  Nora Tidemann now lives in a remote cabin having resigned from her government position after the troll “incident”.   When her friend, Andreas Isaksen, asks Nora to assist on a secret government project, she is intrigued.

Nora travels with Andreas to a hidden underground installation.  She is shocked to discover the government has captured a hibernating troll.  When the creature wakes up it breaks free.  During the troll’s escape it eats and kills government workers.

Now the troll is headed for a major city intent on killing all who live there.

Nora, Andreas and Major Kristoffer Holm reteam to stop the troll before it reaches civilization.  It’ll be difficult and lives will be lost, but they should prevail.  That’s what they are thinking… until a second troll comes into play.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

I was glad to see original cast members return.  Troll 2 is fun… but a step down from the original.

Troll 2 (2025) earns 3 of 5 stars.

“Prisoners of the Ghostland” starring Nicholas Cage, Sofia Boutella and Bill Mosley / Z-View

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Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)

Director: Sion Sono

Screenplay: Aaron Hendry, Reza Sixo Safai

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Tak Sakaguchi.

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

In an apopalyptic future, a bank robber known as Hero is saved from execution by the Governor of Samurai Town.  Samurai Town is a settlement that is a mixture of Japanese and cowboy cultures.  Outside of Samurai Town lies a barren wilderness known as Ghostland.  Those that live in Ghostland are crazed outcasts who kill intruders.

The Governor offers Hero the option to survive.  All Hero has to do is venture into the wasteland, find the Governor’s grown “granddaughter” (sex slave) who has run away, and safely return her to Samurai Town.  Hero will have five days to complete the mission.

Hero will wear a specially designed suit that contains explosive charges.  Should he violate one of the rules explained by the Governor, a charge will explode.  Should Hero fail to return in five days with the Governor’s “granddaughter” all of the explosives in the suit will detonate.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

When I saw the trailer for Prisoners of the Ghostland, I thought it would be either a fun Escape from New York type movie or something just too weird for me.  Sadly it was the latter.  I tapped out at about 35 minutes when one of Hero’s test-e-quels is blown off.

Not even Sofia Boutella was enough to make me want to continue.

Nicholas Cage has been quoted as saying that Prisoners of the Ghostland “might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something.” Indeed.

As always, your mileage may vary.

Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) rates 1 of 5 stars.

“The Perfect Storm” (2000) directed by Wolfgang Peterson; starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg / Z-View

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The Perfect Storm (2000)

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Screenplay: William D. Wittliff; based on THE PERFECT STORM by Sebastian Junger

Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, John Hawkes, Allen Payne, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Karen Allen,
Bob Gunton, Christopher McDonald, Cherry Jones, Rusty Schwimmer, Janet Wright, Dash Mihok, Josh Hopkins and Michael Ironside.

Tagline: In the Fall of 1991, the “Andrea Gail” left Gloucester, Mass. and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an event took place that had never occurred in recorded history.

The Plot…

Fishing boat Captain Billy Tyne has been on an unlucky streak.  His last several outings have come up short.  Small hauls equals small pay.  Billy and his crew all need more cash.  So when Billy asks them to join him on one last last-season trip, they all agree.

After a short dry spell, the crew hits gold.  They bring in thousands of pounds of fish.  The season has been saved once they get the fish to port and collect the dough.

They might be delayed a bit.  Two massive storms have formed between the ship and port.  The safe thing will be to wait far away until the storm passes.

Then the ship’s ice machine breaks down.

If they wait out the storm, the fish will spoil.  They won’t get a payday.  All the work during the season will be for nothing.  Or… they can head for port and go right through the storms.  It will be risky but they think they can make it.

They have no idea the storms will converge into something no one could have expected.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

None of the fish seen in the film were real.  Because director Wolfgang Peterson was an animal-rights supporter, the fish in the film were either animatronics or rubber.

The Perfect Storm (2000) rates 3 of 5 stars.

“The Unholy Trinity” (2024) starring Pierce Brosnan and Samuel L. Jackson / Z-View

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The Unholy Trinity (2024)

Director: Richard Gray

Screenplay: Lee Zachariah

Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ethan Peck, Katrina Bowden,
Tim Daly, Beau Knapp, Cyrus Leisy, Anthony J. Sharpe and David Arquette.

Tagline:  None.

The Plot…

1870.  Isaac Broadway’s last words before being hanged were that he was innocent and framed by Saul Butler.  Only Isaac’s son, Henry believed him.

But it was enough.

Henry heads for the frontier town of Trinity to kill Saul Butler.

Henry and a mysterious man who calls himself Saint Christopher arrive in Trinity.  Henry is there to kill Saul Butler.  St. Christopher is after a treasure chest of gold that was stolen from him.  Their paths will cross with Sheriff Gabriel Dove who just wants to keep the peace.

“Giddy up!”

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

Pierce Brosnan and Samuel L. Jackson elevate this film.

The Unholy Trinity (2024) rates 3 of 5 stars.

“Mob War: Philadelphia vs the Mafia” (2025) / Z-View

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Mob War: Philadelphia vs the Mafia (2025)

Director:  Raissa Botterman

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, became a war zone in the 1990s.  Two rival, mafia families fought for control.  John Stanfa and Joey Merlino were the crime bosses of each.  As the body count rose, the FBI and local cops fought to bring down the crime bosses and their gangs.

This is that story, told by the cops and gangsters that were there.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

If you like gangster movies/shows and true life crime you should enjoy Mob War: Philadelphia vs the Mafia.

The series is worth watching just to hear John Veasey.  Veasey may not be the brightest guy you’d ever meet, but he’s no doubt one of the toughest.  A thief, a tough guy and a killer.  Veasey was shot in the head, stabbed and still overpowered his attempted killer.  Then he got his revenge.

Mob War: Philadelphia vs the Mafia (2025) rates 4 of 5 stars.

“Tulsa King”: Season 3 (2025) starring Sylvester Stallone / Z-View

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Tulsa King: Season 3 (2025)

Created by: Taylor Sheridan

Directors:

  • Jim McKay (Eps. 1-2; 9-10)
  • Kevin Dowling (Eps. 3-4)
  • Joe Chappelle  (Eps. 5-6)
  • Guy Ferland (Eps. 7-8)

Teleplay:

  • (Ep. 1) Dave Erickson and Sylvester Stallone
  • (Ep. 2) Sheri Elwood
  • (Ep. 3) Jameel Saleem
  • (Ep. 4) Taylor Streitz
  • (Ep. 5) Ildy Modrovich and Sylvester Stallone
  • (Ep. 6) Joseph Riccobene
  • (Ep. 7) Daniel C. Connolly
  • (Ep. 8) Nick Jones Jr. & Sylvester Stallone
  • (Ep. 9) Daniel C. Connolly & Ildy Modrovich; story by Dave Erickson & Daniel C. Connolly & Ildy Modrovich 
  • (Ep. 10) Dave Erickson & Sylvester Stallone

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Garrett Hedlund, Dana Delany, Chris Caldovino, McKenna Quigley Harrington, Vincent Piazza, Annabella Sciorra, Dashiell Connery, Justin Garcia-Pruneda, Mike “Cash Flo” Walden, Tatiana Zappardino,  Neal McDonough, Robert Patrick, Beau Knapp,  Bella Heathcote, Frank Grillo, Kevin Pollak,  James Russo, Michael Beach, Juliette Jeffers, Barry Corbin, Samuel L. Jackson  and Scarlet Rose Stallone.

Tagline: More Power. More Problems.

The Plot…

In season three…

  • Agent Musso of the FBI has a personal vendetta and plans to use Dwight Manfredi to resolve it.  If Dwight doesn’t play along, his entire crew will be arrested for the crimes they’ve committed.

 

  • Quiet Ray Renzetti, a senior New York crime boss is pressuring Dwight for a piece of everything that Dwight has going.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Tulsa King was nominated for one 2025 PrimeTime Emmy Award – Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or a Variety Program: Freddie Poole

Robert Patrick is great as Dunmire, a villain you love to hate.  Patrick co-starred with Sly Stallone in Cop Land.

As you might have guessed, Tulsa King continues to be one of my current favorite television shows.  Bring on season four!

Tulsa King: Season 2 (2024) rates 5 of 5 stars.

“All the Lost Ones” (2024) / Z-View

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All the Lost Ones (2024)

Director: Mackenzie Donaldson

Screenplay: Anthony Grant, Cheryl Meyer

Stars: Jasmine Mathews, Vinessa Antoine, Devon Sawa, Steven Ogg, Douglas Smith,  Sheila McCarthy, Lochlyn Munro, Kim Roberts and Anthony Grant.

Tagline:  None.

The Plot…

In the near future a civil war has torn our country apart.  A young couple, Nia and Ethan, along with Nia’s sister Penny, have found a home in a remote wilderness area.  Several others also live there.  This group of strangers have formed a bond and hope to live in peace until things get better in the outside world.

All is good until a militia group comes across the home.  The war has found them and there is no escape.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

All the Lost Ones has an interesting premise.  Sadly, the movie is falls short.

All the Lost Ones (2024) rates 2 of 5 stars.