Ryan Johnson’s “Knives Out” — It’s a Hoot, But It’s Got a Few Things on Its Mind
DECEMBER 2, 2019 The whodunnit genre seems like it has been with us for ages, but it is the works of Dame Agatha Christie that really brought those stories…
Reviews of big budget Hollywood films
DECEMBER 2, 2019 The whodunnit genre seems like it has been with us for ages, but it is the works of Dame Agatha Christie that really brought those stories…
NOVEMBER 1, 2019 You’ve got to respect labors of love, and Oscar-nominated actor Edward Norton has been trying to bring Jonathan Lethem’s award-winning novel to the screen since the…
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 Renée Zellweger is an interesting case. The actress, who quickly became an audience favorite after her breakthrough performance in “Jerry Maguire,” grew in stature in the…
AUGUST 13, 2019 Like him or not, there’s no filmmaker quite like Quentin Tarantino. I can’t think of a single director who is as deeply knowledgeable about the power…
JULY 30, 2019 I so admire the 1994 2-D animated “The Lion King.” I love everything about it — the look, the music, the voice acting, the Shakespearean story,…
JULY 15, 2019 Have you ever seen a horror movie that’s entirely shot in bright daylight? Neither had I until I saw Ari Aster’s latest horror offering, “Midsommar.” But…
JULY 2, 2019 When I sat down to watch “Toy Story 4,” I had my arms crossed, metaphorically at least. After Pixar announced that they were going to add…
JULY 1, 2019 “Late Night” is about an Indian-American woman who is working for a late-night talk show host who is the only woman at the time leading a…
JUNE 12, 2019 There are a number of great “one last party” high school comedies. “Superbad” is a good example. “American Graffiti” is even better. Now comes Olivia Wilde’s…
MAY 30, 2019 “Rocketman” is a breath of fresh air in the musical biography genre. But, more importantly, it breathes fresh air in this whole movie year so far.…