Directed by Adil & Bilall
Written by Chris Bremner, Peter Craig, and Joe Carnahan
Starring: Big Willie Style, Martin, Michael Bay, DJ Khaled, Vanessa Hudgens, Reggie from Riverdale
MPAA rating: R (cause this one’s for the dads and the pop-pops, kiddos)
Running time: 2 hour 3 min

by Jaime Davis, The Fixer

Soooooo, what can I say about Bad Boys for Life, really? Does it even matter if this movie is empirically “good” or not? Does it even matter that directors Adil & Bilall have taken a token dad franchise off the shelf, dusted it off, and kicked it into high gear for a whole new generation? Does it even matter that the cinematography in this is damn near beautiful? Does it even matter that at one point near the end, after a particularly unexpected emotional scene, I uttered the phrase, “Martin Lawrence can act,” in a reverent, hushed voice? Does it even matter that Joe Pantoliano kicking back Pepto Bismol makes me feel attacked and seen?

Directed by Ang Lee
Starring Will Smith, Clive Owen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and another Will Smith
MPAA rating; PG-13 for violence and action throughout, and brief strong language
Running time: 1 hour and 57 minutes

by Daniel Scully

There are two immediately disappointing things about Gemini Man. First, since the film was shot in 4K IMAX 3D at 120 frames per second, it would stand to reason that theaters would be equipped to project it as intended. They are not. In fact, of the thousands of screens releasing the film this weekend, only fifteen in the entire country have the capability to do so. None of them are near me. Secondly, Will Smith’s latest does not feature a new remix of his hit song Just the Two Of Us, making for the biggest missed opportunity in the history of human existence. A true shame that just 19 years into it, the era once branded the Willennium has fizzled considerably for the no longer fresh prince.