Tony Medley

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Oct 10, 2026 8/10 Léa Drucker sparkles in this police procedural whose real-world context lends the drama urgency without overwhelming its measured, investigative focus. Go to Full Review Case 137 (2025) 95% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Sep 3, 2026 7/10 Despite the fictional black agent, it's well made, powerfully acted...Its power comes less from strict factual certainty than from the unsettling truth that, in this episode of American history, justice and lawlessness were sometimes disturbingly close. Go to Full Review By Any Means (2026) 49% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Sep 2, 2026 9/10 This is Hawke’s movie, and he makes the best of it. This is the kind of action-adventure that Hollywood used to make but rarely does anymore. This one rates right up there with the best. Go to Full Review The Weight (2026) 94% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Aug 30, 2026 10/10 Full of anecdotes told by Twiggy and others, if I could rate this an 11, I would. It is that good. Go to Full Review Twiggy (2024) 100% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Jul 15, 2026 9/10 Slick, amusing, and agreeably crooked with outstanding acting by all, especially Crowe. It is the kind of movie that understands precisely what it is and has the good sense not to apologize for it. Go to Full Review The Get Out (2026) 47% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Jul 11, 2026 2/10 a near-perfect specimen of the 21st-century screen comedy that mistakes a premise for a screenplay and noise for wit. Go to Full Review Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026) 78% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Jun 25, 2026 8/10 a good, entertaining war film that holds up, enhanced by Eastwood's fine performance. Go to Full Review Lucky Strike (2026) 65% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Jun 16, 2026 4/10 What might have been a frightening anatomy of modern authoritarianism instead, enervated by Bano's bland performance, becomes a handsome, airless ordeal. Go to Full Review The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025) 44% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Jun 10, 2026 9/10 ...hugely implausible...but wildly entertaining, sharply acted, and unusually well-paced. Go to Full Review Disclosure Day (2026) 79% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Apr 30, 2026 9/10 Bitcoin is one of those things that most people don’t understand. This tells the interesting tale of the search to find its alleged founder like a Raymond Chandler novel. Go to Full Review Finding Satoshi (2026) - - - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Apr 29, 2026 9/10 If this isn’t the best biopic I’ve seen, it’s right up there with the best, highlighted by an Oscar(r)-quality performance by Toby Jones and an equally effective job by Harry Lawtey. It's long but well-directed and not too long. Go to Full Review Mr. Burton (2025) 93% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Apr 17, 2026 7/10 ...fine cinematography and lush locations. As the latest spaghetti western, it’s not up to the three Clint Eastwood films, but it’ll do, buttressed by fine performances. Go to Full Review Heads or Tails? (2025) 87% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Apr 15, 2026 7/10 This is a good movie to watch because it shows how zealots can take charge of politics and make life miserable for ordinary people who just want to get where they are going, even though that is certainly not the filmmakers' intent. Go to Full Review Changing Lanes (2025) - - - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Feb 22, 2026 5/10 With an overly long runtime of two hours, it failed to hold my interest despite its good intentions and moral, but it should appeal to a religious-oriented audience. Go to Full Review I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) 60% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Feb 6, 2026 4/10 Ballyhooed as a dark comedy with Hitchcockian overtones, I saw nothing humorous. Nor did I detect even a hint of Hitchcock. Foster gives a good performance. But I found the film slow and uninvolving. Go to Full Review A Private Life (2025) 82% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Feb 1, 2026 6/10 While Islands starts well and is involving for 105 minutes, it loses its way and has a non-noir third act that spoils it, resulting in just another character study. Go to Full Review Islands (2025) 93% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Jan 28, 2026 8/10 a well-acted, well-directed tale with a twist. The cinematography and locations are gorgeous, worthy of a travelogue. While James and Grimaudo both give outstanding, believable performances, Hannigan, in a small role, is particularly effective. Go to Full Review Solo Mio (2026) 82% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Jan 15, 2026 8/10 Filled with mounting tension and well-directed and acted, this is said to be "based on" the actual events. That’s probably because the dialogue has been invented, because the story is true. Go to Full Review Dead Man's Wire (2025) 91% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Nov 21, 2025 5/10 It’s loaded with brutality and action. However, I like to see movies that are at least plausible. On the plus side, it won’t put you to sleep. Go to Full Review Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025) 93% - -

Tony Medley tonymedley.com Oct 31, 2025 5/10 Crowe steals the film with an Oscar®-quality performance, and Shannon expertly captures Jackson’s ineptitude, but the film needed a much better script and a good editor. Go to Full Review Nuremberg (2025) 72% - -