Movies I Saw in June: Ballerina, The Phonecian Scheme, Thelma

Movies I saw in June: Ballerina, The Phonecian Scheme, Thelma

The movies I saw in June featured lots of cool women, including an assassin avenging her father’s death and a nun whose father keeps escaping death, but my favorite woman to watch was a plucky 93-year-old determined to find a scammer who stole $10,000 from her. The assassin was the main character in Ballerina (Seen in the theater, 6/10/2025), which I will give a “B” because I found this movie a nice mix of two franchises I enjoy: John Wick, beca…

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review – It’s What You Expect, A Wes Anderson Movie

Benicio Del Toro joins the Black Eye Club - or perhaps The Black Eyed Peas - in The Phoenician Scheme (2025), Focus Features Wes Anderson has a new movie out. It piqued my interest as a cinephile and reviewer, so I felt the need to give it my attention. Anderson is regarded in a few circles, including film studies and pseudo academia, as one of the few and distinguished modern auteurs. Michael Bay falls into that category, too, and somehow Spiel…

Movies I saw in June: Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme, Thelma

The movies I saw in June featured lots of cool women, including an assassin avenging her father’s death and a nun whose father keeps escaping death, but my favorite woman to watch was a plucky 93-year-old determined to find a scammer who stole $10,000 from her. The assassin was the main character in Ballerina (Seen in the theater, 6/10/2025), which I will give a “B” because I found this movie a nice mix of two franchises I enjoy: John Wick, beca…

Wes Anderson At His Darkest And Boldest – The Phoenician Scheme (Film Review) - FILMHOUNDS Magazine

We must applaud a director who learns from their mistakes. The Phoenician Scheme is just... The post Wes Anderson At His Darkest And Boldest – The Phoenician Scheme (Film Review) appeared first on FILMHOUNDS Magazine.