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WRATH OF MAN: 3.5 STARS “Wrath of Man,” a remake of Nicolas Boukhrief’s 2004 French film “Le Convoyeur,” is a revenge heist flick that sees director Guy Ritchie reunited with his trademarked tricky storytelling style, Jason Statham, and the ruthless violence that made his early movies such eye poppers. Statham plays “’H’, like in bomb,” a man of few words with a mysterious past – big surprise there. They should call him Gazpacho because he is the coolest of cool cucumbers. No matter what, this guy’s pulse rate never rises above 50 beats per minute. When we first meet...

Also: Two more DOXA films (one of them Canadian), and a pair of amusing comedies. DOXA is the main attraction today. It kicked off yesterday, is on for another 10 days and offers all its titles to stream. Also, seven of its best in a drive-in format next week at the PNE Amphitheatre. Check out for details. The other big documentary festival, Toronto’s Hot Docs, is also still on. It ends Sunday and is also streaming. I review another film today that’s at both and a batch of others. Read on. Get top stories in your inbox. Our award-winning journalists bring you the news that impacts you, C...

What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend: May 7-9 Including Almodovar's English-language debut, Eat Wheaties! and season 3 of The Girlfriend Experience By Norman Wilner and Kevin Ritchie May 7, 2021 The Human Voice (Pedro Almodóvar) Spanish director Almodóvar’s English-language debut is a short film that strips the hallmarks of his oeuvre down to a few core elements: a high-strung woman engages in high drama while clad in high fashion. Based on Jean Cocteau’s monodrama of the same name, The Human Voice is essentially a 30-minute showpiece for Tilda Swinton, who stars as a...

‘Eat Wheaties!’ Review: Chasing Ms. Banks In this film, Tony Hale plays a man whose obsession with Elizabeth Banks almost ruins his life. Tony Hale in “Eat Wheaties!”Credit...Screen Media By Kristen Yoonsoo Kim When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. With his debut film, “Eat Wheaties!,” Scott Abramovitch has wrangled the kind of cast that most first-time directors dream of: a who’s-who of TV comedy that includes Tony Hale (“Arrested Development,” “Veep”), Elisha Cut...

The new film ‘Eat Wheaties!’ has a host of Penn connections. Film still from “Eat Wheaties!” featuring Tony Hale. (Image: Courtesy of Screen Media) In the new feature film “Eat Wheaties!,” Tony Hale—best-known for his roles in “Arrested Development,” “Veep,” and “Toy Story 4”—stars as a Penn alum trying to organize a class reunion and reconnect with a special classmate. Hale and Producer/Director Scott Abramovitch chatted with Penn Today about the film and its Penn connections. (Left) Producer/Direc...