Michael Knox-Smith
@mikesfilmtalk
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Former World Traveler. Former Actor. Writer, Journalist, USAF Veteran, Film Critic, Retired Law Enforcement.I LOVE movies, theatre, television and books. I support Indie Films.
Mercy (2026): A 99 Minute Commercial for AI? https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/30/mercy-2026-a-99-minute-commercial-for-ai/ #AnnabelleWallis, #ChrisPratt, #ChrisSullivan, #JeffPierre, #KaliReis, #KylieRogers, #MarcoVanBelle, #Mercy, #RafiGavron, #RebeccaFerguson, #TimurBekmambetov
Mercy (2026): A 99 Minute Commercial for AI?
Director Timur Bekmambetov presents the 2026 dystopian police thriller Mercy. Despite feeling like a 99 minute commercial for AI (Artificial Intelligence) the film is quite entertaining. It should be. If Bekmambetov sounds familiar, you might well be a fan of the 2004/2006 Russian films Night Watch and Day Watch. I saw both courtesy of BlockBuster Video and instantly became a fan this man's work.
https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/30/mercy-2026-a-99-minute-commercial-for-ai/
Blade Runner 2049 (2017): Beautifully Disappointing (Review) https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2017/10/08/blade-runner-2049-2017-beautifully-disappointing-review/ #AnaDeArmas, #BladeRunner, #BladeRunner2049, #DaveBautista, #DenisVilleneuve, #HarrisonFord, #philipkdick #RutgerHauer, #RyanGosling
Blade Runner 2049 (2017): Beautifully Disappointing (Review)
The 2017 Blade Runner 2049 sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sleeper hit “Blade Runner” is beautiful to look at. It also offers a ranging plot line. However, the film ultimately disappoints by the time end credits roll. Directed this time around by Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival) Blade Runner 2049 has the same dogmatic and plodding feel that […]
Anaconda (2025): Shameless Cash Grab? Or: What If?
The 2025 comedy horror film Anaconda feels like a shameless cash grab. Or, conversely; a what if movie. A tale about childhood friends who made films when they were a whole world younger. Their lives have not turned out how they wanted. Think; Sam Raimi and co if their first film Evil Dead had not been given a nudge by the horror meister himself; Stephen King.
https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/26/anaconda-2025-shameless-cash-grab-or-what-if/
Für Elise (2026): Art Imitating Life?
Writer/Director Jaschar Marktanner presents the 7 minute short film Für Elise. In this sepia toned tale art may be imitating life. Or is it? This German language drama focuses upon two young lovers. Set to the tune of Für Elise, that the piano playing man is noodling on the keyboards, the story is compact and sad. The Story…
https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/17/fur-elise-2026-art-imitating-life/
Trap House (2025): DEA 21 Jump Street
Director Michael Dowse gives us the 2025 film Trap House. It feels like a a DEA 21 Jump Street plot, in reverse. The film is about a DEA team and their offspring. Of course it is also about a trap house. a place where illegal drugs are sold. These places are also full of drug trade cash. This is an almost frantically paced action thriller that almost screams to a conclusion.
https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/12/trap-house-2025-dea-21-jump-street/
Let Dan Go (2026): Residuals of Loss and Grief https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/10/let-dan-go-2026-residuals-of-loss-and-grief/ #ArielleCarroll, #AshleeLawhorn, #DanielGriesheimer, #JonCarroll, #LetDanGo, #ThomasAngeletti, #TimothyJCox, #WilliamStanley
War Machine (2026): Adrenaline Pumping Action
Director/Co-writer Patrick Hughes presents the 2026 Action/Sci Fi Thriller War Machine. The film is high octane adrenaline pumping action from start to finish. Granted, it does seem to owe a bit to the 2011 Sci Fi/Action Adventure film; Battle Los Angeles. (One could even say it owes just as much to War of the Worlds -any version- and…
https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/07/war-machine-2026-adrenaline-pumping-action/
The Bluff (2026): Let's Talk About That Gun https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2026/03/05/the-bluff-2026-lets-talk-about-that-gun/ #DavidField, #FrankEFlowers, #GaryBeadle, #IsmaelCruzCordova, #JoeBallarini, #KarlUrban, #PriyankaChopraJonas, #SafiaOakleyGreen, #TemuraMorrison, #TheBluff, #VedantenNaidoo, #ZackMorris
