The new “Ocean’s 8,” which features a female-centric cast, is most definitely a part of the same universe as the three films directed by Steven Soderbergh. We know this because Sandra Bullock’s Debbie Ocean acknowledges that George Clooney’s Danny Ocean was… Read More ›
A lot of movies (for that matter a lot of television shows and books as well) make promises. Sometimes these promises are implied, not explicit, but they exist nonetheless. At the outset of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” we are… Read More ›
As with so many children, when I was young I watched “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Who doesn’t remember him putting on his sweater and changing his shoes as he came in at the start of every episode. I was always a little confused… Read More ›
There is some distinctly different about “American Animals,” the new movie from writer-director Bart Layton. Where the film, which is the based on the true story of four college students who formulate a plan to steal valuable books from an… Read More ›
We all like to have explanations, to understand where people are coming from. This is certainly the case with a biopic – they afford the opportunity to get to know, even if in fictionalized fashion, how an author came up… Read More ›
At the outset of the first “Deadpool” movie we are promised that it is a story of love. And so it is. In similar fashion “Deadpool 2” promises us it is a story of family. And so it is… kind of…. Read More ›
Written and directed by Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein, Amy Schumer’s latest vehicle, “I Feel Pretty,” has all the appearances of a comedy intended to have a message. The trouble with the movie is that after watching it, it’s impossible… Read More ›
Imagine, if you will, a bunch of drunken college seniors, down in Mexico for spring break, ready to party one last time before the “real world” descends upon them. There is liquor. There is debauchery. There is infighting. There is more… Read More ›
“You cannot be serious! That ball was on the line! Chalk flew up!” Back in 2004, I used to hear John McEnroe yell that day after day after day and now, 14 years later, I can still hear it in my… Read More ›
In its best moments, writer-director-executive producer-star John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” is not just a terrifying story of monsters who kill anything they hear, but the smaller story of a family just struggling to survive. It is a movie concerned… Read More ›
Is it possible to make a raunchy teenage sex comedy today, one that focuses on a diversity of opinions and backgrounds and sexual orientations, one that has fun with the genre, one that notes the double standards while still centering… Read More ›
I will say right up front that I have two very distinct sets of feelings about “Ready Player One.” The first of these notes how much fun it is to sit there and point out each and every visual in the… Read More ›
I am not a huge fan of the first “Pacific Rim” movie. The Guillermo del Toro movie may feature great actions sequences and a stirring speech or two, but the main storyline is a strictly paint-by-numbers affair, one we have… Read More ›
Wes Anderson is a filmmaker truly adept at crafting an image. Every frame feels carefully composed, every camera angle considered. Watching a Wes Anderson film one gets the sense that they are truly witnessing his vision on screen and a story… Read More ›
At the opening of the new “Tomb Raider” film, our heroine, Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander), gets beaten quite badly while sparring in the ring. The scene is poorly shot, with quick cuts and a bouncing camera that make it difficult… Read More ›
In the new movie, “Love, Simon,” a teenage boy faces the need to tell his family and friends that he is gay. That is, understandably, already a difficult thing for him to face, but it’s one made all the more… Read More ›
It would be very easy to nitpick “Gringo,” the new comedy directed by Nash Edgerton with a script from Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone. After all, plenty of scenes don’t work, there are more coincidences than one can shake a… Read More ›
The Ben Parker written and directed film, “The Chamber,” is not for anyone with a fear of enclosed spaces. Much of the film’s 87 minute runtime is devoted wholly to a small group of people on board a no-longer-top-of-the-line submarine… Read More ›
Movie trailers can be deceiving. To watch a trailer for the new film, “Game Night,” one might think that they were being setup to see a middling comedy, something with a few chuckles no doubt, but also with much potential… Read More ›
I hate being hyperbolic, especially at the top of a review, but it would not be going too far to say that I love Alex Garland’s new film, “Annihilation.” With a screenplay from Garland, based on a book by Jeff… Read More ›
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