If you are on the fence about wanting a dog, the Charles Martin Smith directed “A Dog’s Way Home” is likely to push you into a new four-legged friend. Voiced by Bryce Dallas Howard, the adorable pooch, Bella, at the… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Glass” (2019)
For better or for worse, but certainly by his design, M. Night Shyamalan’s films are largely defined by their “twist,” that moment late in the movie where the story is suddenly turned on its ear, forcing the audience to reassess… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Second Act” (2018)
All movies, to a greater or lesser degree, require suspension of disbelief. It is a necessary part of the experience and the mere need for it does not make a movie a disappointment. That said, sometimes what is asked of… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Vice” (2018)
In case anyone is unsure prior to that moment, in its final minutes, writer/director Adam McKay’s “Vice” lays the problems of today’s world squarely at Dick Cheney’s feet. The preceding two hours aren’t incredibly kind to the man, but the summation… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Welcome to Marwen”
Robert Zemeckis’s “Welcome to Marwen’ opens with a waxy-looking Steve Carell flying over Belgium during the Second World War. He is Cap’n Hogie, and soon finds himself on foot and ambushed by Nazis. The sequence is beautiful, but there is… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Stan & Ollie”
Some biopics can spend three hours talking about a person, or people, and never seem to get to the heart of the matter. No matter how deeply they delve, there is always something just intrinsically missing. Other films, even with a… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Bumblebee”
What if there were a “Transformers” live-action movie that was actually good? A movie where the story made sense, where there were some good emotional beats, where there were some decent laughs, where the audience could discern what was going… Read More ›
