Berg & Wahlberg 'Burg: Mile 22, reviewed.

He's a Marky-marked man. (STX)

Mile 22 is essentially Mission: Impossible minus amazing stunts, jokes, joy, Tom Cruise running, Rebecca Ferguson felling dudes by getting her leg over their shoulders, or Henry Cavill's mustache. Also minus a great Iko Uwais fight scene or any sort of Ronda Rousey fight scene, which is odd because they're both in the movie. But! There are one or two actual ideas in this thing that deserve homes in better movies. My NPR review of Mile 22 is here.

Patriots Day Makes Three for Berg & Wahlberg, LLC

It's not as good as Zero Dark Thirty or Captain Phillips. But it's better than you'd think. Reviewed for NPR.