It’s Been 14 Years Since the First Film, But “Incredibles 2” Was Worth the Wait
JUNE 20, 2018 OK, let’s get to the main question. Is it any good? Oh, yeah. I know it’s been 14 years since the Pixar animated classic “The Incredibles”…
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“Ocean’s 8” Is Entertaining Enough, But Does It Play It Too Safe?
JUNE 14, 2018 Now it’s the women’s turn. When “Ocean’s 13” completed the Ocean’s trilogy of heist movies in 2007, it seemed like the series had gone as far…
The 2018 Tony Awards — With 11 Nominations, the Musical “The Band’s Visit” Wins 10 In a Night of Upsets
JUNE 11, 2018 Photo: The New York Times “The Band’s Visit,” an intimate musical in which lives are touched when an Egyptian military band finds itself stranded in a…
“Solo” May Be the First Box-Office Flop of the “Star Wars” Franchise, But Is It Really That Bad?
JUNE 6, 2018 By now, it has become known among even casual moviegoers that “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will turn out to be the first flop in the…
If You Liked “Deadpool,” You’ll Probably Like “Deadpool 2” — I Didn’t and I Don’t
MAY 30, 2018 You all remember that guy. He was the joker in the last row of class who, on the first day of school, would be the one…
ABC Cancels “Roseanne” After Barr Compares Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett To a Muslim Ape
MAY 30, 2018 Photo: AP Yes, ABC should have known what they were getting into. You lie down with Roseanne Barr, you wake up with racism. On Tuesday afternoon,…
“Disobedience,” Director Sebastián Lelio’s Follow-Up to “A Fantastic Woman,” Offers Another Powerful Take on Sexuality
MAY 22, 2018 Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio has had quite a year. In March, he won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film for “A Fantastic Woman,” a…
The Notorious “RBG” Gets Her Own Hit Documentary
MAY 17, 2018 The national box office returns got severely shaken up this weekend. It seems that a small documentary smashed into the national Top 10, just behind “Black…
Charlize Theron Is in Top Form in Jason Reitman’s Tender “Tully”
MAY 16, 2018 Foremost among the many wonderful things about Jason Reitman’s new film “Tully” is Charlize Theron. A character actress at heart stuck in the body of a…
“Infinity War” Has a Story to Tell, but the Avengers Keep Getting in the Way
MAY 3, 2018 Among the many things that “Avengers: Infinity War” needs is a traffic cop. Good Lord, the parade of Marvel Comics characters that pass by in this…
