A movie can succeed in any number of ways. There are movies that succeed with their plot. There are movies that succeed with their visuals. There are movies that succeed with their characters. There are movies that succeed with the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “The Dead Don’t Die”
Ah, the zombie film. At this point, they’re a dime a dozen. They have to different in order to shine through. They have to be unique. They have to have a way of separating themselves out from the pack. Frankly, I think… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Dark Phoenix”
At one point in “Dark Phoenix,” the new X-Men movie, our heroes are being held captive on a train. The armed baddies holding them have patches on their shoulders that read “MCU.” Is this, like so much of the rest of… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Framing John DeLorean”
What exactly is “Framing John DeLorean?” It is a movie, certainly, but is it a documentary? Is it a biopic? Is it simply reenactments? Is it a “making of” movie? Is it a proof of concept for a larger film? … Read More ›
Movie Review: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”
Although Godzilla has been around for decades, the current iteration of films here in the United States began in 2014 with the utterly mediocre “Godzilla.” The film is shot with a fetish for not showing the title creature himself and… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Ma” (2019)
There are people who will suggest that “Ma,” the Octavia Spencer-starring, Tate Taylor-directed pseudo-thriller film falls into the category of “so bad it’s good.” This critic vehemently disagrees. It is, instead, just plain bad. The tale focuses on Sue Ann, an adult… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Domino” (2019)
Brian De Palma has made some truly wonderful films. He has a talent for ratcheting up the tension and creating some very memorable sequences. His latest, the Nikolaj Coster-Waldau starring “Domino” may have an interesting moment or two, but it is… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Rocketman” (2019)
Last year audiences were treated to the story of Freddie Mercury (or a version of it) in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” As you may recall if you read my piece on the film, I liked it but also had real problems with… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Brightburn”
As you may have noticed, superheroes are all the rage today. You can’t go to a multiplex without having a superhero movie playing on multiple screens or trailers for several upcoming films or lobby cards or some combination thereof. It therefore… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Booksmart”
Every few years a new senior year in high school/senior prom/graduation movie comes along. By and large, these tend to be truly raunchy comedies. And yet, for all the raunch, the best entries in the genre manage to get at… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Perfect” (2019)
There are movies which are easy to watch, or rather, ones that the audience can receive without difficulty. Then there are more difficult watches, ones which require the audience to be an active viewer… or maybe even an active participant…. Read More ›
Movie Review: “A Violent Separation”
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how foolish the impetus for a plot is, but rather how the work follows up that foolishness. One well worn movie and television storyline has people covering up an accidental death. Often such tales are ridiculous, with… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Charlie Says”
There can be no doubt that Charles Manson was a charismatic figure and that there is, quite clearly, a (morbid) fascination that still exists today around the crimes his “family” committed in the late ’60s. It is easy to sit… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”
Computer generated special effects in this day and age are amazing things. What once may have seemed stiff and awkward now flows smoothly. The ability for the real and the imaginary to interact perfectly with one another is a delight, to… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Biggest Little Farm”
Sometimes skepticism is healthy, and sometimes it is not. All too often, however, it is impossible to tell to which side one’s skepticism belongs. As an example, take director John Chester’s documentary, “The Biggest Little Farm.” The piece focuses on… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Vixen” (2019)
This critic, the vast majority of the time, does not enjoy writing a negative review (and he would suspect the same is true of others). Even when films are bad, a tremendous amount of effort went into creating them; people… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Tater Tot & Patton”
While you may know Jessica Rothe from “Happy Death Day” and “Happy Death Day 2 U,” those are not the charismatic actress’s only enjoyable performances. After playing on the big screen around the country, “Tater Tot & Patton” is arriving on… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Come to Daddy” (2019)
There are times when, in writing a review, a critic is compelled to offer up some sort of explanation of the events of the film; a brief synopsis if you will. Then there are other films where anything more than… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Hellboy” (2019)
The rebooted “Hellboy” starts off with a voiceover by Ian McShane. Laying out the evil that Hellboy will be facing in this film, this opening feels absurdly rushed, as though McShane couldn’t wait to be done reading it, finish this… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Man who Killed Don Quixote”
It seems so very improbable that after decades trying to make “The Man who Killed Don Quixote,” Terry Gilliam’s movie is going to finally hit theaters here in the United States. In fact, it is a remarkable enough occurrence that… Read More ›
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