Like Tom Cruise Or Not, “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” Is the Best Action Film In Years
AUGUST 7, 2018 I have friends whose opinions that I trust say that they never want to see another Tom Cruise movie again and insist that they won’t go…
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Boots Riley’s “Sorry To Bother You” Is a Sharp Social Satire That Morphs Into Something Else Entirely
AUGUST 6, 2018 A number of critics of critics have compared Boots Riley’s “Sorry to Bother You” to Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning “Get Out,” a comparison that is not fair…
Happy 3rd Birthday To Us!
AUGUST 1, 2018 On August 1, 2015, we opened up this little popsicle stand of opinion on the interwebs, expecting it to be glanced at now and then by…
“Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” Definitely Tells All and Names Names
JULY 31, 2018 One of the most welcome surprises of the summer box-office season has been the unexpected resurgence of feature documentaries. Two upbeat celebrity profiles — “RBG,” a…
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Actually Improves on the Original
JULY 26, 2018 “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is magnificently ridiculous or ridiculously magnificent. I’m not quite sure which. When I first saw the trailer for the sequel…
“Game of Thrones” Leads Emmy Nominations With 22, “Westworld” and “SNL” Tie With 21
JULY 12, 2018 After airing no episodes in 2017, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” came roaring back to life on Thursday morning when nominations for the 2018 Emmy Awards were…
Nick Offerman is Terrific in “Hearts Beat Loud,” and Kiersey Clemons is a Rising Star
JULY 11, 2018 “Hearts Beat Loud” is an absolute charmer of a movie. By that, I don’t mean to minimize the film’s achievement. It sets out to charm (not…
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — A Moving Testament to the Power of Kindness
JULY 9, 2018 I never really knew a whole lot about Fred Rogers. Of course, I had heard of him and saw most of the parodies (particularly Eddie Murphy’s…
Ethan Hawke in “First Reformed” Marks a Welcome Return to Greatness for Paul Schrader
JULY 2, 2018 If you’re a fan of the films of the 1970s and 1980s, you’ll know the name Paul Schrader. He wrote the landmark script for the Martin…
“Hereditary,” the Scariest Movie of the Year By Far, Is Propelled by an Oscar-Worthy Performance by Toni Collette
JUNE 21, 2018 “Hereditary” is not only scary, but it’s really scary, though not in the way that you may think. This is not a film that is full…
