Something, anything to watch in between this year's torrent of Disney blockbusters

Fri, Jul 19th 2019, 12:24 PM

"Shaft" (Rated C/ U.S.- Rated R)

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie Usher, Richard Roundtree, Regina Hall

Genre: Action Comedy

Dwight's Rating: **

Yes, I know! 

“Shaft” (2019) was released weeks ago – June 14 to be exact – and it’s not even playing in local theaters anymore. And to make matters worse, a few weeks ago, in rationalizing why I opted to see “Men in Black: International” and “Rocketman” instead, I made what some might call “disparaging” comments about it.

I wrote: “I didn’t even waste time with ‘Shaft’ – officially ‘Shaft (2019)’, so as not to be confused with its prequel ‘Shaft (2000)’, which was a sequel to ‘Shaft (1971)’ [or is it a sequel to that film’s sequels ‘Shaft’s Big Score!’ (1972) and ‘Shaft in Africa’ (1973)? – Ah, the Sweet Mysteries of Life!])”

And, yet, after all of that, here we are with a review of “Shaft”. Surely there much be something more recent on the big screen?

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