“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” — The Spanakopita Is Far Less Tasty This Time
MARCH 29, 2016 Here’s a great idea for family time at the movies. Offer to take your mom to see “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” at the local…
Film Review
Reviews of big budget Hollywood films
Zack Snyder’s Tedious “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” — A Not-So-Hot Mess
MARCH 25, 2016 The only reason that this film exists is to answer the existential schoolyard question of “Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?” Yes, you’ll…
“Zootopia” — Can a Kids’ Film Offer an Provocative Look at Racial Relationships? You Bet.
MARCH 18, 2016 It’s telling about the movies in 2016 that the most provocative movie about race in the last few months is a Disney animated film. Not since…
John Goodman Is Superb in the Twisty New Thriller “10 Cloverfield Lane” — Be Ready For Anything!
MARCH 15, 2016 Last week, respected Oscar blogger Kris Tapley threw a grenade into the 2017 awards discussion (already?) when he said that he just saw the year’s first…
“Deadpool” is Not As Funny As It Thinks It Is
MARCH 1, 2016 Imagine that you’re at your high-school reunion, and you see a former classmate you haven’t spoken to in years. You want to know about his job,…
In Questioning Whether God Is Even Listening To Us, “The Witch” Will Really Creep You Out
FEBRUARY 20, 2016 It seems that every year or so, there comes along one horror film that transcends the genre, trading not in explicit gore, but in humanity’s most…
The Coen Brothers’ “Hail, Caesar!” — The Film’s Parts Don’t Always Come Together, But What Dazzling Parts!
FEBRUARY 9, 2016 In the 1991 film “Barton Fink,” filmmakers Joel & Ethan Coen created the colorful world of Capitol Pictures, a fictional movie studio where dreams were made…
Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant” — Possibly the Most Unusual Best Picture Favorite In Years
JANUARY 22, 2016 It would be an understatement to say that “The Revenant,” directed and co-written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, was one of the most anticipated movies of 2015. …
Will Smith’s “Concussion” and the Politics of the #OscarsSoWhite Boycott
JANUARY 21, 2016 Her name is Dianne Houston, and she is a film director. In 1996, she received an Academy Award nomination for her short film “Tuesday Morning Ride.” …
“The Hateful Eight” 70mm Roadshow: Filled with Wit, Gore, Misogyny and the N-Word — It’s Quentin Tarentino!
JANUARY 19, 2016 I hate beginning a review with the phrase “Back in my day…” evoking the image of me as a cranky old man shaking his fist at…
