You don’t buy a ticket for a Jason Bourne movie for its social commentary. You do it for the chases and the carnage. And on those counts, “Jason Bourne” delivers.
Christopher Lawrence
Christopher Lawrence is the movie critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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After playing the killing machine known as Jason Bourne in 2002’s “The Bourne Identity,” 2004’s “The Bourne Supremacy” and 2007’s “The Bourne Ultimatum,” actor Matt Damon walked away from the role. Or so he thought.
With the threequel “Star Trek Beyond” opening Friday, here’s a look at some truly rancid threequels that really were the worst in their respective franchises.
Red carpets, like the one that took place at Caesars Palace on Monday for the U.S. premiere of “Jason Bourne,” may look glamorous. They are not. They’re the worst.
Relax. The much-maligned new version of “Ghostbusters” isn’t going to ruin your childhood. But it may put a damper on your night out.
The Las Vegas native, best known until recently as one of the twisted minds behind the Freakling Bros. Haunted Houses, opens his first feature film, “Outlaws and Angels,” Friday at AMC Town Square and on video on demand.
Ever wonder what your pets do while you’re at work all day? Me neither. But that’s the premise of the thoroughly entertaining “The Secret Life of Pets,” which offers nearly as much for grown-ups as it does kids.
For its 15th season, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is moving its production from Stamford, Conn., into the old Jubilee Theater at Bally’s. As a result, producers are looking for Las Vegas contestants.
It isn’t quite the bungle in the jungle the trailers make it out to be, but “The Legend of Tarzan” still has to be considered a swing and amiss.
This weekend is shaping up to be a gas at local movie theaters.
After being sorely missed in last summer’s “Jurassic World,” Jeff Goldblum is bringing his eccentric line readings to this weekend’s “Independence Day: Resurgence.” He’ll follow that up by portraying The Grandmaster in next fall’s “Thor: Ragnarok.”
‘Roadies’ the latest example of rock ‘n’ roll-themed show that falls short of what it could be.
The three-day Licensing Expo rolled into the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Tuesday, bringing with it more than 1,800 brands touting new collectibles or seeking investors to help them produce still more swag.
For the second episode of his motorcycle travelogue “Ride with Norman Reedus” the actor spent 24 hours riding around Las Vegas, with stops at Johnny Tocco’s Ringside Boxing Gym and Sosa Metalworks, among others.
Dory, the forgetful blue tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, returns, along with plenty of other familiar characters, in the long-awaited follow-up to 2003’s “Finding Nemo.”